On Saturday Jan. 20, , at about 4:45 p.m. it was reported to 9-1-1 a rollover vehicle collision had occurred within the 5800 block of Nave Drive, Novato. It was learned an SUV style vehicle being operated by the subject, who was travelling at highway speeds northbound on State Highway 101, for reasons unknown and remain under investigation, lost control of his vehicle, exited the highway striking multiple objects until finally coming to rest on the frontage road north of Hamilton Parkway. First Responders were immediately dispatched to the scene, who arrived a short time later and discovered the subject entrapped unconscious and unresponsive inside his rolled over vehicle. The subject was extricated from the heavily damaged vehicle and was determined to be in cardiopulmonary arrest. Paramedics provided resuscitative aid and the subject was transported emergently to an area hospital for additional life-saving treatment. The man succumbed to his injuries and passed a short time after arriving at the hospital. At the time of the collision the weather was notably inclement with wet roadways.
The man has been positively identified as:
Thomas Wayne Powell, a 74-year-old male from Cotati, CA.
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