Two Friends Injured In Drag-Racing Crash In Sonoma County

Two teens were injured early Saturday morning while racing Honda Civics in Santa Rosa, according to police.

Police were called to the scene of a traffic collision at Summerfield Road and Carissa Avenue at 6:27 a.m.

On scene they found two crashed vehicles. A white Civic had crashed into a tree and a silver Civic had overturned, and was resting on its roof in the roadway, according to police.

Both drivers were injured, and neither vehicle was carrying passengers.

Lyndel Wyatt Earp, 19, was admitted to a hospital with serious injuries that were not considered life-threatening.

Christian Anthony Oliva, 18, was transported to a hospital but discharged with minor injuries, police said.

Investigators determined the two drivers are friends, and both drivers are residents of Santa Rosa. They were racing south on Summerfield Road in excess of the posted 35 mph speed limit. Earp apparently lost control of his vehicle near a curve in the road, police said.

Earp’s vehicle crashed into Oliva’s vehicle, and Oliva also lost control.

The crash scene spanned an estimated 700 feet, according to police. Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor.

• Earlier this summer:
• Teen Killed By Drag Racers In Cloverdale Identified
• Officers Make Horrific Discovery, Find Body Of Girl, 16, Following Collision In Sonoma County

--Bay City News

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