Woman Miscarries After Hwy 12 DUI Crash: CHP

SONOMA COUNTY, CA -- A man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence for a crash on state Highway 12 east of Sebastopol late Monday afternoon that caused a pregnant driver in another car to miscarry, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Tristan Taliesin, 40, of Santa Rosa, was driving a Toyota Scion east on Highway 12 east of Merced Avenue around 4:45 p.m. and the pregnant 33-year-old Santa Rosa woman was driving a Toyota Camry west on Highway 12, CHP Officer Jon Sloat said.

Taliesin's Scion drifted into the westbound lane and struck the Camry head-on. The two drivers and a 27-year-old Petaluma woman who was a passenger in the Scion were taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital with major injuries.

The Camry driver was more than 20 weeks pregnant and miscarried, Sloat said. A dog in the Scion also perished in the crash.

Sloat said there were indications of drug use by Taliesin, who was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and then released to the hospital.

Witnesses to the collision are asked to call the CHP at 707-588-1400, ext. 218 or 800-TELL-CHP.

By Bay City News Service

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