Crime & Safety

Dirt Biker Killed In Sonoma Co. Crash ID'd

The 48-year-old was riding off-road Thursday evening when the accident occurred, the CHP said.

SONOMA COUNTY, CA – The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has identified a dirt bike rider who died in a crash south of Santa Rosa on Thursday evening as Frank Carroll, 48, of Santa Rosa.

Carroll was riding off-road when he went down an embankment in a field at 232 Magnolia Ave. near Frisbie Avenue in unincorporated Sonoma County around 6:30 p.m., according to the California Highway Patrol.

The motorcycle landed about 20 feet down a ravine accessible from Petaluma Hill Road, according to the CHP.

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