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🌱 23-year-old dies after solo I-80 crash in Fairfield early Sunday

Fairfield, California Patch AM: a 5 min read

Hi there, Fairfield! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • 23-year-old man killed in solo crash in North Bay, CHP says
  • How a new Fairfield plant could turn food waste into local power
  • What the I-80 Tesla crash in Fairfield reveals about self-driving risks

Also on today's calendar: Downtown Theater Presents Forejour: The Ultimate Foreigner and Journey Band! and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Did you hear about the two cell phones who got married? 🤔 (Answer below!)

☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official California election resources: Find a ballot drop box or vote center | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.

Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Rather cloudy with a shower, with a high of 73 and low of 53 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, temps: high: 73, low: 54.
  • Thursday: A shower possible, with a high of 72 and low of 51 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 23-year-old man killed in solo crash in North Bay, CHP says (sfchronicle.com) — Early Sunday, a 23-year-old Vacaville man died after losing control of his car and hitting a tree on westbound I-80 in Fairfield, just west of the Cordelia truck weigh station. Fairfield firefighters and CHP responded, and he was pronounced dead at NorthBay Medical Center; investigators say he wasn’t wearing a seatbelt and suspect alcohol played a role.
   

• CCI BioEnergy and FSSD Sign Term Sheet to Advance Organics Co-Digestion Project (natlawreview.com) — A new organics processing facility is planned at the Fairfield-Suisun Sewer District wastewater plant in Fairfield, aiming to turn more local food and organic waste into renewable energy. By using existing digesters, the project could cut landfill use, boost on-site electricity generation, and protect critical equipment, with potential long-term benefits for Fairfield and Suisun City residents and businesses.
   

• Five years, 2 million recalls, still hitting police cars: The fatal flaw inside Tesla's self-driving tech (digitaltrends.com) — A serious Tesla crash at a freeway closure on I-80 in Fairfield, where two CHP officers were badly hurt, is now central to a national debate over Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system. Investigators are still determining whether the software was active, while regulators scrutinize how well driver-monitoring and hazard detection actually protect people working on local highways.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Vacaville

  • AI Transformation & Architecture / Pharma - Shimento, Inc. - Vacaville, CA, US (dice.com)
  • Vacaville man dead after crashing into tree in suspected DUI (fox40.com)
  • DOJ Charges 28 Californians with Election Crimes as Federal Crackdown Targets More Than 20,000 Voters (davisvanguard.org)

Benicia

  • The Zodiac Killer Claimed 37 Victims and Taunted Police Between 1968 and 1974; His Last Coded Message Sat Unsolved for 51 Years and What It Said Is the Strangest Part (parade.com)
  • Why men struggle to make friends as they age — and how experts say to change that (newsbreak.com)

Napa

  • Gas Leak Prompts Evacuation, Shelter In Place At Napa Businesses (patch.com)
  • Meet American Canyon Council Candidate David Oro (patch.com)

Ok Fairfield! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Did you hear about the two cell phones who got married?" — They had a great reception (Thank you Hallie H. for sending it in!)
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