"The last time Christa Piccinotti saw her daughter, they embraced with Carena's 3-year-old son in their arms as he shouted, family hug. A day later, Carena was gone. It gives me peace of mind that the last time I saw her, I gave her a huge two-arm hug, Piccinotti said. Christa Piccinotti holds a photograph of her daughter, Carena Lashey Piccinotti, at her home in Larkfield on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025."
"A roadside memorial for Carena Lashey Piccinotti stands along Stony Point Road, south of Rohnert Park Expressway in Rohnert Park on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. This undated photo shows Santa Rosa resident Carena Piccinotti, who died Oct. 5, 2024 in a crash on Stony Point Road near Rohnert Park. Investigators say she crashed after her family's vehicle was chased off the road."
Carena Lashey Piccinotti died Oct. 5, 2024 in a crash on Stony Point Road near Rohnert Park after investigators say her family's vehicle was chased off the road. Her mother, Christa Piccinotti, recalls embracing Carena with Carena's 3-year-old son in their arms the last time they saw each other. Family members placed a roadside memorial along Stony Point Road and maintain photographs and a pink butterfly urn at home to hold some of Carena's ashes. A Santa Rosa man was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the crash before being found incompetent to stand trial.
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