Roads get dangerous this time of year as travelers pack in one last vacation before Labor Day and students return to school. As the number of cars climbs, so does the number of traffic accidents, says Petaluma Traffic Sergeant Ken Savano. August and September are two of the top five [...]
Just before 9 a.m. Sunday, a 97-year-old visually impaired woman was struck while trying to cross East Washington Street at Elly Boulevard South in Petaluma. Petaluma Police officers found her in the crosswalk with moderate injuries, along with a 62-year-old driver who told them she hadn't seen the pedestrian until [...]
Ken Savano doesn’t mind if you’re out on the town and have a drink or so. But just be sure you’re not driving afterward when you shouldn’t be because if you are, Savano is hoping you’ll wind up arrested and in jail. “Many people say, ‘I’m fine. I’m OK,’ but [...]
Three Sonoma County police departments were honored recently by the state for their overall traffic safety programs and enforcement of traffic laws last year. Petaluma police received first place among those departments with 51 to 60 officers, Santa Rosa earned second place among the 165 to 250 officer group and [...]