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SRJC-area intersection under police scrutiny

Saturday, at 8:55 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s sixth most dangerous intersections — Mendocino Avenue at Silva Avenue, which last year had 8 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cellphones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations. Each week, the officers pick one of the city’s top… Read More »

South Santa Rosa intersection targeted by police

Sunday, at 10:16 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers this coming week will monitor one of the city’s sixth most dangerous intersections — Aston Avenue at Petaluma Hill Road, which last year had 8 collisions. As part of a weekly, Monday through Sunday, special enforcement program, Officer Jeff Adams says officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cellphones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations. Each week, the officers pick one of the city’s… Read More »

Santa Rosa’s new most dangerous intersection

Sunday, at 9:07 by

  There’s a new No. 1 in Santa Rosa when it comes to being the city’s most dangerous intersection: Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard. With 18 reported collisions last year, it dethroned Stony Point Road at Sebastopol Road, which had been the city’s most collision-prone intersection for two years in a row. But last year Stony Point-Sebastopol had 8 crashes, down from 20 in 2010 and 19 in 2009. Highway 12-Mission ranked No. 2 both in 2010 with 17 collisions… Read More »

Staking out intersections, looking for violators

Friday, at 5:30 by

Santa Rosa Police Officer Jeff Adams waited on his motorcycle, tucked in an out-of-the-way spot, as he watched traffic go by at Santa Rosa Avenue and Third Street. The intersection this week is getting extra attention from the city’s motorcycle officers because it’s one of a couple of dozen intersections that last year were rated as the most dangerous because they had the most accidents. Santa Rosa at Third was tied for seventh worst with nine collisions. For Adams, he… Read More »

W. Santa Rosa intersection targeted by police

Sunday, at 6:27 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers will be keeping an eye out Monday through next Sunday for traffic violators at Stony Point Road at Glenbrook Drive, which was tied for the seventh-highest number of collisions last year with 9. Officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cell phones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations, Officer Jeff Adams said. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE.

Santa Rosa police targeting motorists at intersection

Sunday, at 6:28 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers will be keeping an eye out Monday through next Sunday for traffic violators at Piner Road at Coffey Lane, which was tied for the seventh-highest number of collisions last year with 9. Officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cell phones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations, Officer Jeff Adams said. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE.

Westside Santa Rosa intersection targeted by police

Sunday, at 6:32 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers will be keeping an eye out Monday through next Sunday for traffic violators at Range Avenue at West Steele Lane, which had the sixth-highest number of collisions last year with 10. Officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cell phones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations, Officer Jeff Adams said. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE.

Coddingtown intersection targeted by police

Sunday, at 7:00 by

Santa Rosa motorcycle police officers will be keeping an eye out Monday through next Sunday for traffic violators at Cleveland Avenue at Guerneville Road, which had the sixth-highest number of collisions last year with 10. Officers particularly will be looking for drivers not wearing seat belts, who are illegally using cell phones, are speeding, running red lights or committing lane violations, Officer Jeff Adams said. To read about the city’s other top intersections for collisions, CLICK HERE.

Santa Rosa intersections with most collisions

Tuesday, at 6:08 by

Here are 24 intersections in Santa Rosa where you want to be particularly careful because, for one reason or the other, they had the most collisions last year: No. 1: Sebastopol Road at Stony Point Road, with 20 collisions in 2010 compared to 19 in 2009. It ranked No. 1 for the second straight year. To read more about this intersection, CLICK HERE. No. 2: Highway 12 at Mission Boulevard, with 17 collisions vs. 16 last year, and again was… Read More »

Santa Rosa’s most dangerous intersection

Monday, at 7:09 by

For the second year in a row, Sebastopol Road at Stony Point Road is Santa Rosa’s most dangerous intersection with 20 collisions there in 2010. That’s one crash more than in 2009, according to Santa Rosa police statistics, which include only collisions where officers took reports. They don’t include collisions handled by the drivers and reported to their insurance companies. Exactly why Sebastopol Road/Stony Point Road is the worst is somewhat a mystery. Santa Rosa Police Officer Jeff Adams, who… Read More »