Napa Woman Badly Hurt by Car at Beach; Driver Arrested for DUI

The pedestrian victim of a suspected DUI collision at a Sonoma County beach park Monday morning has been identified by the California Highway patrol as Nice Wall Zacherle, 67, of Napa.

"She suffered multiple broken bones and abrasions," wrote CHP public information officer Jon Sloat in an email Tuesday morning.

"Kathleen Cochrane, 62, of Bodega Bay, was found to be under the influence of multiple prescription drugs, and was arrested and booked for DUI," Sloat said.

As reported on Healdsburg Patch shortly after the collision:

A 68-year-old woman who was walking on the main entry road at Doran Beach Regional Park was seriously injured Monday when she was struck by a car, according to California Highway Patrol spokesman Jon Sloat.

Sloat said CHP officers responded to an 11:23 a.m. call of a major injury collision involving a pedestrian at Doran Beach Regional Park.

"Preliminary investigation indicates that Kathleen Cochrane, 63, of Santa Rosa, was driving on the main entry road, when she struck a 68-year-old female pedestrian, causing multiple broken bones and head injuries," Sloat said. "Injuries do not appear to be life -threatening at this time."

Sloat said Cochrane displayed signs of intoxication, and was placed under arrest. She was transported to the Rohnert Park CHP office for a drug evaluation, he said.

The woman pedestrian, who was not identifed, was airlifted by Reach helicopter to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital, Sloat said.

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