California Highway Patrol is searching for a man who authorities said stole a septic truck, crashed it head-on into another vehicle and took off.
The man stole the truck from a septic business on Llano Road, between Sebastopol and Santa Rosa, CHP Officer David deRutte said.
He was driving the truck south on Calistoga Road in Sonoma County around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday when it drifted off the road just south of Alpine Road.
The driver overcorrected and the vehicle collided with a Mercedes SUV, pushing it off the road, deRutte said.
The truck then overturned and blocked the road, and the driver ran from the crash.
A witness told authorities they believed the driver was a man.
The driver of the Mercedes, a 74-year-old St. Helena woman, was freed from her vehicle by Sonoma County Fire District crews. She suffered major injuries and was taken to a hospital, officials said.
The septic business hadn’t realized their truck was stolen, deRutte said.
Calistoga Road was cleared by about 2:45 p.m.
None of the truck’s contents spilled onto the road, deRutte said.
CHP is looking for information regarding the suspect and investigating the collision.
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