[11-28-2025] Sonoma County, CA – Man Killed After Hit-and-Run Crash on Snyder Lane Near Capri Way in Rohnert Park

An older man was killed after being struck by a pickup truck in a hit-and-run crash on Snyder Lane near Capri Way, just south of Rancho Cotate High School in Rohnert Park, on Friday evening, November 28, 2025.

According to the Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety, officers responded around 6:35 p.m. to a 911 report that a pedestrian had been hit while crossing west on Snyder Lane. 

First responders found the man and attempted life-saving measures, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sonoma County Coroner Bureau will release his identity after notifying his family. Authorities said the suspect’s pickup, initially described as a Chevrolet Silverado, fled before officers arrived and was seen driving west on Southwest Boulevard and Snyder Lane.

Rohnert Park police later tracked a 17-year-old boy and the involved truck, which had significant front-end damage and left parts at the crash site, to Petaluma. Sgt. Justin Wax said the teen, a Sonoma County resident, was arrested and booked into the Sonoma County Juvenile Hall on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and failure to stop at the scene of a crash resulting in death. The teenager was not identified due to being underage. Investigators canvassed nearby neighborhoods and reviewed surveillance footage as part of the ongoing case.

The investigation is ongoing.