Sonoma,CA : UC Berkeley’s chief attorney killed in hit-and-run crash in Sonoma County on August, Sunday 27th 2017

The chief attorney for UC Berkeley, who also served a long stint in UC’s Office of the President, was killed Sunday in a hit-and-run crash while he stood on the side of a road in Guerneville.

Christopher Patti, 59, had been riding his bike on State Route 116 and had stopped to look at his phone around 8:45 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. He was around 20 feet off the edge of the road, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. A male driver in a black BMW lost control of his car, slid onto the shoulder and hit Patti, who was thrown 100 feet away. The car then sped off. Patti was pronounced dead at the scene.

The CHP found a license plate at the crash scene and has pronounced that Jonathan Ritter, 28, of Rio Nido/Monte Rio is a person of interest in this case. CHP is asking that anyone with information call 707-588-1400. After normal business hours use extension 218. No arrests had been made by Tuesday morning.

The news of Patti’s death has shaken the UC community. He had a deep knowledge of the issues facing UC as he had been working for the institution since 1990 when he started in the office of the general counsel at the Office of the President. He worked there 20 years and then came to UC Berkeley


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UC Berkeley’s chief attorney killed in hit-and-run crash in Sonoma County