Multiple crashes as drivers slide on wet roads around Sonoma County

<p>Slippery, wet roads are believed to have contributed to a flurry of early morning crashes around Sonoma County on Thursday, including several rollover accidents that closed busy roads.</p><p>A 7:25 a.m. collision on River Road at Fulton Road left one vehicle overturned with an unconscious driver inside and another road blocking the roadway, according to initial reports.</p><p>D Street south of Windsor Drive in Petaluma also was closed for an extended period because of a vehicle that crashed into a power pole at 6:25 a.m. and brought live wires down onto the roadway, the CHP said.</p><p>The road was still closed an hour later, and even emergency personnel were having trouble getting in to help because of the downed power lines, the CHP said.</p><p>In Larkfield, a vehicle rolled and landed on its roof on the sidewalk off Old Redwood Highway south of Faught Road, the CHP said.</p><p>Another vehicle overturned on Highway 1 north of Jenner on the Sonoma Coast, blocking northbound traffic for about 20 minutes, though the road was clear by 7:38 a.m., the CHP said.</p><p>CHP Officer Steve Fricke said motorists need to slow down and leave more space between cars to adjust for slick conditions.</p><p>“Usually speed is a primary factor in these crashes,” he said.</p>