Santa Rosa police search for driver in homeless encampment crash that killed 1

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Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Woman killed in Santa Rosa homeless encampment crash
Santa Rosa police are searching for a driver who crashed into a homeless encampment on Tuesday, killing a woman.

SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) -- Santa Rosa police are searching for a driver who they say crashed into a homeless encampment, killing a woman.

It happened Tuesday night on Roberts Avenue, along the Joe Rodota Trail.

Police say they were responding to a report of a fight. When they arrived, they found the crashed car, with the woman pinned underneath.

The driver was not at the scene.

Investigators are trying to determine if the crash was an accident.