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Update: Napa Teen ID'd in Fatal Crash on 29

The sheriff's office has confirmed that 18-year-old Dayton William Lane Moore was killed in the single-car collision with a light pole, fence and tree on Sunday night.

The victim of Sunday night's fatal single-car collision on Highway 29 has been identified as Dayton William Lane Moore, 18, according to Capt. Tracey Stuart of the Napa County Sheriff's Office.

Moore's Toyota SUV ran off the road on northbound Highway 29 at Sierra Avenue around 7:30 p.m., striking a light pole, a fence and then a large pine tree.

Moore was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash by paramedics. There were no other injuries.

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Both northbound lanes of Highway 29 were closed until about 5:45 a.m. as authorities investigated the single-car collision.

Moore's autopsy was scheduled for Monday afternoon, Stuart said.

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