5 injured in 4-vehicle crash
Three people were sent to a local hospital following a four vehicle crash at Highways 29 and 221 around noon Thursday.
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By MARSHA DORGAN
Register Staff Writer
November 7th, 2009
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It looked like a destruction derby at a key south county intersection Thursday afternoon, with four vehicles smashed together and one resting on its top.
The crash happened around noon where highways 29 and 221 meet, police said. Highway 221 becomes Soscol Avenue north of Imola Avenue.
Maria Rodriguez, 42, of Napa was northbound on Highway 29 in her Ford Expedition.
As she drove through the intersection with Highway 221 her SUV was hit by a Toyota driven by Barbara Glover, 39, of Sacramento.
Glover was southbound on Highway 221. “It appears she ran the red light and hit the SUV,” California Highway Patrol Officer Jaret Paulson said.
The SUV rolled, landing on its top. The impact sent the Toyota crashing into a Jeep driven by Jenal Ramoshorder, 40, of Vallejo and a Nissan, driven by Rondell Cornelson, 18, of Vallejo.
Both the Jeep and Nissan were stopped southbound on Highway 221, Paulson said.
Rodriguez, Glover and her passenger, Eric Edmeston, 12, of Sacramento, complained of pain and were taken to Queen of the Valley Medical Center.
Napa Fire Capt. Donnie Johnson said when firefighters arrived all of the victims had gotten out of the vehicles by themselves.
Although traffic was heavy at the time of the accident, the only impact was on motorists heading north on Highway 221 from Soscol Ferry Road.
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bloodagar wrote on Dec 4, 2008 1:20 PM:
DL wrote on Dec 4, 2008 2:33 PM:
hoozcryinow wrote on Dec 4, 2008 2:45 PM:
NVR-Dan Ross wrote on Dec 4, 2008 3:02 PM:
That's exactly why the map in this case, since people seemed to not know 221 exists. We will do more maps with crash sites, fires, etc. in the future to help the geographically challenged ... like me!
--Dan "
malo wrote on Dec 4, 2008 3:21 PM:
It almost looks like the SUV was tall enough to ramp over the Nissan Monster Truck style, but ended up on the roof.
Do they have a camera at that intersection, I forget?
The worst part was I pulled over for the ambulance and this MBZ driver passes me and doesn't get out of the way for the Ambulance. I tell you some people just don't belong on the roads! "
supernova8610 wrote on Dec 4, 2008 3:31 PM:
kiddo young wrote on Dec 4, 2008 3:56 PM:
How about installing some red light cameras there? There are several different intersections around town that could use them, in my opinion. I'm sure that a few pricey tickets to red light violators will make that intersection a little bit safer. "
anotherposter wrote on Dec 4, 2008 4:00 PM:
Native74 wrote on Dec 4, 2008 4:05 PM:
I used to jump out in that intersection once the light turned green (221 turning left onto 29 northbound), but I'm a changed person after I hesitated one morning and a limo blasted through the red light going southbound on 29. Scared me straight!
This would be a perfect interesection for cameras! "
ruiz94558 wrote on Dec 4, 2008 7:13 PM:
Too bad people are in such a hurry or not paying attention that they run red lights and put other drivers in danger. "
lupita wrote on Dec 4, 2008 8:33 PM:
Cadence wrote on Dec 5, 2008 6:59 AM:
suze wrote on Dec 5, 2008 12:52 PM: