SRPD Investigates Fatal Collision Involving a Postal Service Employee
On Monday November 18th at approximately 5:05pm, Santa Rosa Police Officers, Fire, and medical personnel were dispatched to the intersection of Northpoint Parkway and Corrigan Street for a major collision involving a United States Postal Service Vehicle and GMC Denali SUV. The SUV ended up in the front yard of a residence on Corrigan Street and the postal vehicle was in the middle of Northpoint Parkway, near the dead end.
Multiple 911 calls to SRPD Dispatch reported that there was a male victim lying in the roadway, and he appeared to be deceased. Callers indicated that this male was the driver of the postal vehicle. The driver of the SUV was conscious and appeared to be having a medical emergency. He had remained in the SUV after the collision.
SRPD officers arrived on scene with medical personnel. The male victim in the roadway was pronounced deceased immediately. The driver of the SUV was transported to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries.
SRPD Accident Investigators and Evidence Technicians arrived and took over the investigation. Based on witness statements and surveillance video from area residences, it appeared that the driver of the SUV was driving erratically prior to the collision and struck the postal vehicle and driver as he was standing outside the vehicle, sorting mail.
The preliminary investigation showed that the driver of the SUV suffered a medical emergency that caused him to lose control of the SUV, prior to the collision.
The deceased victim has been identified as Irvin Hernandez, a 33-year-old resident of Santa Rosa.
The roadway was closed for several hours during the investigation. SRPD worked in conjunction with representatives of the postal service throughout the investigation.
Anyone with information related to this investigation is encouraged to contact Officer John Fisher. 707-543-3600 ext. 8550