UPDATE: Man Killed in Collision With Big Rig May Have Had Hearing Impairment

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UPDATE: 12 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, 2013
BY BAY CITY NEWS SERVICE

An elderly Napa man who was killed Friday morning when his electric wheelchair collided with a food delivery truck might have had a hearing impairment, a police captain said.
         
The victim, identified as 88-year-old Dean Goff, might not have heard the truck's engine when he pulled in front of the truck, Capt. Jeff Troendly said.
          
Police said Lyle Albert Salez, 49, of Santa Rosa, had just delivered groceries to the Red Rock Café at 1010 Lincoln Ave. in Napa when he turned left out of the parking lot onto northbound Main Street around 10 a.m.
          
Goff had just driven through the Red Rock Café parking lot in his electric wheelchair close to the passenger side of the Fresh and Frozen Foods Inc. delivery truck out of Rohnert Park, Troendly said.
          
As the truck pulled forward onto Main Street, Goff drove his wheelchair in front of the truck, Troendly said.
          
Goff suffered major injuries when he was struck and died at the scene, Troendly said.
          
Salez did not show any signs of impairment from drugs or alcohol, and the collision is under investigation, Troendly said.

UPDATE: 4 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013

The person killed in this morning's collision with a big rig was an 88-year-old Napa man.

Dean Goff died at the scene, Napa Police said this afternoon in a news release.

According to police, Goff was killed in a collision with a truck driven by Lyle Albert Salez, 49, of Santa Rosa.

Napa Police Capt. Jeff Troendly said the call came in at 10:01 a.m. Friday.

Troendly said Napa Police units responded to Main Street at Lincoln Avenue for a report of a major injury accident.

Upon arrival, it was determined that one of the involved parties of this collision had died on scene as a result of his injuries.

This subject was identified as Goff, Troendly said. Napa Police officers investigated the fatal collision and preliminarily determined the following circumstances occurred, Troendly said:

Salez was driving a grocery delivery truck for the Fresh and Frozen Foods Inc. in Rohnert Park.

Salez had just delivered grocery food product to Red Rock Café located at 1010 Lincoln Ave.

Salez was making a left turn out of the parking lot onto northbound Main Street when he collided with Goff who was seated in an electric wheel chair.

Goff had just driven through the Red Rock Café parking lot along the south side of the delivery truck.

As the truck pulled forward onto Main Street, Goff drove his electric wheelchair in front of the truck which struck him, causing major injuries.

Salez did not show any signs of impairment from alcoholic beverages or drugs, impairment is not believed to be a factor of the collision at this time, Troendly said.

This collision is still under investigation.

Any witnesses to this collision that have not already been contacted by the Investigators should contact Officer Ken Chapman via email at kchapman@cityofnapa.org


UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20, 2013
A wheelchair-bound pedestrian was struck and killed by a big rig truck just after 10 a.m. today.

The accident happened at 2205 Main St., north of Lincoln, where the truck apparently was leaving after making a delivery at a cafe, according to witnesses at the scene.

Napa Police officers are still at the scene investigating. The Napa County Coroner's Office has removed the person's body.

Napa Police have not yet released the name of the deceased or of the truck driver. No further official information was immediately available.

The driver of the truck appeared distraught, witnesses said. It is not known if he may not have seen the person in the wheelchair as he was leaving the parking lot, according to witnesses.

Witnesses said it appeared the truck was making a turn to travel northbound on Main Street when the accident occurred, but that could not be immediately confirmed.

It was not immediately clear if the person was rising a wheelchair or a motorized scooter.

PREVIOUSLY:
A pedestrian was struck by a big rig on Main Streetnorth of Lincoln in north Napa this morning.

Witnesses said the driver of the rig was with Napa Police, but further details were not immediately available.