Traffic & Transit
Distracted Driver Slams SUV Into Asphalt Trailer In Napa
A black SUV slammed into a parked, fully loaded asphalt trailer on a Napa Valley roadway this morning.
NAPA VALLEY, CA — Authorities say a distracted driver caused a late-morning crash when a black SUV veered off the road and slammed into a fully loaded parked asphalt trailer on a Napa roadway.
The impact dislodged a trailer wheel and initially prompting reports of major injuries.
The collision happened about 10 a.m. today when a black SUV veered off the roadway near Diamond Mountain Road and into a parked, fully loaded asphalt trailer at the intersection of California State Routes 12 and 29 in Napa.
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The impact ripped the trailer’s left rear wheel free, according to the California Highway Patrol, which later attributed the crash to a distracted driver.
The damage to both vehicles was extensive. Authorities initially reported major injuries. However, CHP spokesman Marc Renspurger later said the drivers were not seriously hurt.
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