CHP: Embattled Bay Area businessman blacked out during drive that preceded August crash near Sonoma
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CHP: Embattled Bay Area businessman blacked out during drive that preceded August crash near Sonoma
"Mattson hit the private security gate at the base of narrow Castle Road leading to his home at an estimated 60 mph, according to the only witness cited in the report. He plowed through a metal fence, a horse pasture and another fence, then continued approximately 200 feet down a ravine before smashing into a tree. RELATED: As a Bay Area real estate mogul stands accused of fraud, his favored lender comes under scrutiny"
"When questioned by an officer following his airlift to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, the CHP report states, Mattson claimed he had no recollection of the crash or the entire drive from his Orangetheory gym in Napa to the site of the wreck, a trip that normally would take about 25 minutes. He didn't regain consciousness until first responders were helping him out of his battered 2025 GMC Sierra after removing the driver's side door."
"Mattson was not using his cellphone at the time, the CHP investigator determined. In one part of the crash form, investigators checked the box for Impairment-Physical."
Ken Mattson struck a private security gate at the base of Castle Road at about 60 mph, plowed through multiple fences and a horse pasture, then traveled roughly 200 feet down a ravine before hitting a tree. He was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital and had no recollection of the crash or the prior roughly 25-minute drive from his gym; he regained consciousness only after responders removed the driver's door. The primary crash factor is listed as unknown. Weather was clear and the roadway dry, no cellphone use was found, and the crash form included a checked box for Impairment-Physical.
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