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Hit-and-run accident
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CommentA hit-and-run accident sent and 39-year-old Napa woman and her 9-year-old daughter to the hospital Friday afternoon and landed an 18-year-old Napa man in jail.
The accident happened at 4:35 p.m., at the intersection of Shetler and Soscol Avenues. Napa Police reports indicate that Alfonso Franco was driving south on Soscol Avenue when he entered the intersection and collided with the woman who was driving east on Shetler Avenue. Witnesses told police that the woman had a green light when she was hit by Franco according to police reports.
The accident happened at 4:35 p.m., at the intersection of Shetler and Soscol Avenues. Napa Police reports indicate that Alfonso Franco was driving south on Soscol Avenue when he entered the intersection and collided with the woman who was driving east on Shetler Avenue. Witnesses told police that the woman had a green light when she was hit by Franco according to police reports.
After the collision, Franco left his vehicle and fled on foot from the scene of the accident police said. Shortly after, firefighters arrived extricated the woman from the wreck. Police reports show that the woman sustained major internal injuries and broken bones. Her daughter, who was also riding in the car, sustained minor injuries. Both were taken to Queen of the Valley Medical Center for treatment.
Police investigators traced Franco through his vehicle’s previous owners and arrested him on suspicion of felony hit-and-run after he admitted to them that he was the driver that was involved in the wreck police said. Franco was an unlicensed driver and had no insurance at the time of the wreck according to police reports. Police closed Soscol Avenue for about an hour as they investigated the accident. Police said that alcohol was not a factor in this incident.
Police investigators traced Franco through his vehicle’s previous owners and arrested him on suspicion of felony hit-and-run after he admitted to them that he was the driver that was involved in the wreck police said. Franco was an unlicensed driver and had no insurance at the time of the wreck according to police reports. Police closed Soscol Avenue for about an hour as they investigated the accident. Police said that alcohol was not a factor in this incident.
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