Crime & Safety
Major Injuries, Traffic After Car Drives Off Napa Bridge
Southbound Highway 29 was closed for two hours, slowing rush-hour traffic as police investigated the crash. Photos on the way.
2 p.m. update: Unidentified Driver Crashes Off Napa Bridge
A vehicle drove off the southbound lanes of the Butler Bridge in south Napa about 8:15 this morning, falling about 300 feet to the ground.
The single occupant was thrown from the car and suffered major injuries, according to Napa firefighters responding to the crash.
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Napa police have declared the area a crime scene. Highway 29 southbound has been closed and traffic is being re-routed onto Highway 121 toward Carneros Highway.
By 9 a.m., according to photographer Robert Peebles, Jr., southbound traffic on 29 was backed up from the Sonoma exit to Imola Avenue and growing worse, while northbound traffic was also beginning to slow.
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Alternate routes are recommended.