Crime & Safety
Napa Woman, 36, Killed in Motorcycle Crash
Napa police say Genelle Frontin was riding without a helmet when she crashed her motorcycle into a parked car around 9 p.m. Monday. Neighbors helped lift the automobile off her unconscious body, but she died at the Queen of major injuries.
From Bay City News Service:
Napa police have identified the woman who was killed in a motorcycle crash Monday night as 36-year-old Genelle Frontin of Napa.
Frontin died at the in Napa, Sgt. Paul Paniagua said.
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Frontin's motorcycle collided with a parked car on Seminary Street just north of Napa Street around 9 p.m., Paniagua said.
Witnesses were attending to Frontin when police arrived, and she was initially listed in critical condition with multiple injuries when she arrived at the hospital, Paniagua said.
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The preliminary investigation indicates Frontin was speeding north on Seminary Street and lost control of the motorcycle at a curve in the road, Paniagua said.
The motorcycle struck the rear of the parked vehicle on the east side of Seminary Street.
Frontin was not wearing a helmet at the time of the collision and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the crash that closed Seminary Street for three hours.
Witnesses to the collision are asked to call police at (707) 257-9223.
