Son Grabs Steering Wheel From Mom, Aims At Oncoming SUV: Rohnert Park Police

ROHNERT PARK, CA - An argument between a man and his mother caused a vehicle collision that injured three people in Rohnert Park on Tuesday evening, a Department of Public Safety commander said.

Benjamin Moss, the 44-year-old passenger in a 2006 Mustang, grabbed the steering wheel during an argument with his 64-year-old mother as the car traveled east on Rohnert Park Expressway near Sonoma State University around 7:45 p.m., public safety officials said.

Moss intentionally steered the Mustang into the path of an oncoming 2013 Infiniti JX35 SUV driven by a 35-year-old woman. The vehicles collided in the westbound lane and Moss' mother tried to regain control of the Mustang but it struck a curb and redwood tree, according to public safety officials.

Moss and his mother were extricated from the vehicle by Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District crews and taken to a hospital. Moss was not wearing a seatbelt and suffered life-threatening injuries, while the SUV driver suffered minor injuries, public safety officials said.

Moss was allegedly under the influence of a controlled substance when he grabbed the steering wheel and was arrested at the hospital on suspicion of felony DUI causing injury. He was in stable condition as of Wednesday morning, while information on his mother's condition was not immediately available.

The collision closed Rohnert Park Expressway between Redwood Circle and Petaluma Hill Road until around midnight.

-Bay City News, image via Rohnert Park police