Crime & Safety
CHP: Victim of Hwy. 12 Crash was Napa Man, 53
The cause of Monday morning's fatal four-vehicle collision remains under investigation, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A 53-year-old Napa man has been identified as the motorist killed in on Jamieson Canyon Road/Hwy 12.
Thomas Robinson was driving his 1997 Ford Escort west toward Napa when for unknown reasons he crossed over the double-yellow line and drove into the path of an eastbound Cal Fire 2000 Mack tractor-trailer that was hauling a bulldozer, Officer Jaret Paulson said.
The driver of the big-rig, Vincent Zediker, 41, of Montague, Calif., was not injured.
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The head-on crash pushed the Ford back into a westbound 2000 Toyota Sienna driven by Charlie Cha, 49, of Sacramento, that was traveling behind the Robinson, Paulson said.
Cha and his six passengers suffered minor to moderate injuries.
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The big-rig then struck the guardrail on the opposite side of the road before hitting a westbound 2005 Toyota Prius, Paulson said.
The driver of the Prius, Muriel Rollins, 58, of Pinole, suffered moderate injuries.
Robinson died at the scene of the crash, Paulson said.
The accident remains under investigation and Paulson said the CHP welcomes calls from witnesses at (707) 253-4906.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
