Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Driver ID'd in Downtown Napa Crash

Car strikes a parked mini-van on Yajome Street at K Street.

UPDATE: 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 18, 2013

Napa Police today released additional details from Sunday night's crash on Yajome Street in downtown Napa.

Napa Police Capt. Jeff Troendly said the driver injured in the accident is Christina Marie Rincon, 46, of Napa.

According to Troendly, Rincon was driving a Silver 1999 Pontiac Grand Am northbound on Yajome Street north of Lincoln Avenue.

Rincon's vehicle struck two other vehicles that were parked.  The accident occurred sometime between 10 and 11 p.m., Troendly said.

Alcohol is suspected to be a contributing factor to this collision, Troendly said.

Rincon was transported to Queen of the Valley Medical Center for major head trauma by AMR ambulance.

Emergency Room staff indicated her injuries were not life-threatening, Troendly said.

Troendly said the accident is still under investigation and a full report would be released at a later date.

PREVIOUSLY:  Sunday, Nov. 18, 2013, 11:44 p.m.
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Injuries are being reported from a crash Sunday evening on Yajome Street at K Street in downtown Napa, witnesses said.

The accident apparently happened when a car struck a parked mini-van.

According to witnesses, the car -- possibly a Grand Am -- was traveling northbound on Yajome and ran into a parked mini-van head-on, pushing it backward about 25 feet.

Napa police told one of the witnesses that the car was traveling about 50 mph when it hit the parked van. Police said the driver suffered moderate to major injuries.

Another witness said the female driver was transported by ambulance to the hospital.









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