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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Sonora PD press release re:Injury Accident

26 May 2014, at approx. 2:26 pm, emergency personnel responded to Mono Way, in the area of Timberhills shopping center, for a reported injury accident.

During the investigation, it was determined that Georgiana Rogers, 71 of Sonora, was exiting the Timberhills Shopping Center in her 1991 Acura sedan, and was preparing to make a left turn onto Mono Way to travel westbound.



Steven Olley, 23 of Sonora, was traveling eastbound on Mono Way in a 2007 Saturn SUV. As Rogers pulled onto Mono Way, she failed to see Olley’s vehicle approaching and she collided with it.
Because of the extensive damage to Rogers’ vehicle, she had to be extricated from it by fire personnel. Both drivers were transported by ambulance to Sonora Regional Medical Center for treatment.
It has been determined that Rogers caused this collision by not yielding the right of away to oncoming traffic.