Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck by Car Dies at Hospital
Santa Rosa man died Sunday after Saturday accident.
A man who was struck by a car in a crosswalk on Mission Boulevard Saturday night died early Sunday morning at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
Alejandro Mendoza-Torres, 24, of Santa Rosa, died at 3:18 a.m. Sunday, a Sonoma County coroner's office spokeswoman said.
Santa Rosa police said Mendoza-Torres was struck around 7:10 p.m. at Randall Lane.
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The collision closed Mission Boulevard in both directions from just north of state Highway 12 to Sherbrook Avenue, police said.
An autopsy is scheduled for today.
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It was the second pedestrian fatality in Santa Rosa in the past
week.
Joseph Von Merta, 57, of Santa Rosa, was struck by a vehicle at College and Mendocino avenues around 5:20 a.m. Monday. He died Tuesday evening at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
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