UPDATE: Investigators Work to ID Man Killed in Fiery Crash Near AmCan

UPDATE: 3 p.m. Monday, Aug. 5, 2013
By BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

Dental records will be used to determine the identity of a male driver who was killed in a fiery crash north of American Canyon in Napa County early Sunday morning, a sheriff's spokeswoman said today.

California Highway Patrol officials said a 1995 Toyota Camry was traveling south on state Highway 29 at about 90 mph when it went off the west side of the roadway just north of South Kelly Road around 4:45 a.m.

The Camry struck a parked car and caught fire, according to the CHP. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver was badly burned, and investigators will need to use dental records to confirm his identity, Napa County sheriff's Capt. Tracey Stuart said.

An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, Stuart said.

The driver was not wearing a seat belt, according to the CHP.

ORIGINAL STORY: Sunday, 8 a.m., Aug. 4, 2013

By Bay City News Service

One person was fatally injured in a solo vehicle collision on state Highway 29 near American Canyon in Napa County Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Based on an initial report, the vehicle was traveling at about 90 mph on state Highway 29, just south of Jameson Canyon Road at about 4:50 a.m. when the collision occurred, according to the CHP.

The vehicle, a black 1995 Toyota Camry, traveled off the roadway and was fully engulfed in flames, according to the CHP.

The person inside the vehicle was declared deceased at the scene of the collision and his or her identification has not been released, according to the CHP.

The fatal collision remains under investigation.

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