UPDATE: AmCan Man Arrested on Suspicion of DUI in Crash with CHP Motorcycle

UPDATE: 9 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, 2013

An American Canyon man was arrested last night on suspicion of DUI after the car he was driving collided with a motorcycle driven by a California Highway Patrol officer on Highway 121 at Los Carneros Avenue.

Timothy Peck was taken into custody after the 8:15 p.m. Saturday crash, said CHP Sgt. Rohner on Sunday.

Rohner said Peck's Honda Accord was turning eastbound on Los Carneros Avenue and CHP Officer Snyder's motorcycle was traveling northbound on Highway 121 when the incident occurred.

"It was a right-of-way collision," Rohner said. "Speed was not a factor."

 


ORIGINAL STORY: 11 P.M. Saturday, Aug. 3, 2013

PHOTOS and TEXT by AL FRANCIS

A California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer was involved in a collision with a black Honda  on Highway 121 south of Napa at Los Carneros Road at about 8:15 p.m. Saturday.

The accident happened across from the Boon Fly Cafe at the Carneros Inn. The officer's BMW CHP motorcycle was pushed on its side on the highway.

Traffic was stopped in both directions while CHP officers removed the damaged motorcyle and the debris was cleared.

The male driver of the Honda involved in the collision was taken into custody after a field sobriety test was administered. Information on his identity was not immediately available.

Details on how the crash occurred were also not immediately available.

Several CHP officers and Napa County Sheriff's deputies responded to the scene along with Napa County Fire and Cal Fire.