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Motorist Killed by Tree Identified

Alexander Naglal of Vallejo was driving on South Kelly Road when a large oak tree fell onto his SUV last night.

A Vallejo man was killed when a large oak tree fell on his vehicle as he was driving on South Kelly Road near Highway 12 just south of Napa last night.

Officer Jaret Paulson said 46-year-old Alexander Naglal was northbound in his 1997 Chevrolet Suburban on South Kelly at about 10:22 p.m.when the accident occurred at Greenwood Road.

"A large tree  on the east side of South Kelly fell directly onto the vehicle, stopping it on impact," Paulson said, reading from a CHP press release.

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Naglal was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, Paulson said.

"South Kelly Road was closed for approximately five hours for investigation, extraction and clean-up," he continued.

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Paulsen asked witnesses to the crash to contact Napa CHP at (707) 253-4906.

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