Teen dies in Marin County head-on crash Tuesday

( KRON ) — A 19-year-old Petaluma resident died Tuesday morning after a head-on crash in the San Geronimo Valley area of Marin County, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.

At 8:09 a.m., emergency services received a 9-1-1 report of a head-on vehicle collision on the 440 block of Nicasio Valley Road near Sir Francis Drake Boulevard. A Honda Civic was reportedly traveling southbound at a high rate of speed when it crossed into oncoming traffic at a curve in the roadway, the sheriff’s office said. The Honda struck a Ford Expedition that was traveling northbound, causing significant damage to both vehicles.

The driver of the Honda, identified as Carlos Enrique Verdugo-Cruz, 19, of Petaluma, was found unconscious in cardiopulmonary arrest inside his vehicle by first responders, authorities said. Verdugo-Cruz was pronounced dead at 8:23 a.m.

The driver of the Ford was extricated from their vehicle by first responders and transported to an area hospital for unknown injuries.

Investigators are searching for answers as to why the Honda crossed over the double yellow lines in the roadway. The sheriff’s office said a forensic postmortem examination with toxicology testing is scheduled for this week.

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