Susan Williams, 67, killed in multi-vehicle crash on Lakeville Highway in Petaluma, California

Modified Date: 
Sat, 03/07/2020 - 7:40am
Accident Date: 
Tuesday, April 24, 2018

Vehicles crash blocks south Petaluma route

Initial information included that one vehicle rolled and at least two others became involved in the collision. Sonoma County’s emergency dispatchers began getting calls at 7:15 a.m.

Bodega Bay scientist dies in six-vehicle Petaluma crash, three others injured

Williams’ death was mourned across the globe Tuesday as news reached her students at UC Davis, fellow researchers at the Bodega Bay laboratory and associates in Indonesia where she traveled multiple times a year to teach and study coral reef and ocean health.

Bodega lab scientist Susan Williams was key voice for conservation, mentor to students worldwide

Susan Williams was a Bodega Bay marine biologist and professor whose scientific expertise was instrumental in a decadeslong effort to expand federal protections for North Coast marine ecosystems.

Driver who caused 2018 fatal crash that killed Bodega Bay biologist sentenced to 1 month in jail

The sentence comes after Javier Rodriguez-Lopez, 21, of Pittsburg in Contra Costa County, pleaded no contest in February to misdemeanor charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving without a license, the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office said in a news release.

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Susan Williams

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