NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – An early Sunday morning Napa County crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian resulted in a fatality and has led to an extended closure of a portion of Highway 29.
The California Highway Patrol reported that the crash occurred at 4:52 a.m. on Highway 29 near Old Lawley Toll Road.
Initial reports from the scene indicated a vehicle hit a pedestrian, who was found lying in the southbound lane. The individual suffered major head trauma.
As a result of the crash and the subsequent investigation, law enforcement closed a portion of Highway 29 between Tubbs Lane and Mount St. Helena.
Motorists from the Lake County side are being diverted from Highway 29 to Butts Canyon, and then to Howell Mountain Road to Deer Park through the town of Angwin, with the reverse route directed for those coming from Napa County.
Additional details will be posted as they become available.
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Fatal Napa County crash closes Highway 29
- Elizabeth Larson
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