[11-02-2022] Napa County, CA – Motorcyclist Severely Injured in DUI Two-Vehicle Collision in Napa

[11-02-2022] Motorcyclist Severely Injured in DUI Two-Vehicle Collision in NapaAccording to the Napa Police Department, a two-vehicle collision caused by drunk driving seriously injured a motorcyclist at a Napa intersection Wednesday night, November 2, 2022.

According to the Napa Police Department, the crash transpired at 11:38 p.m. of a two-vehicle collision at Main and G streets.

Officers from Napa Police, Napa Fire, and American Medical Response responded to a report of a motorcycle accident and found a man, 27, with life-threatening injuries near the wreckage.

Police say the man is stable after being transported to Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center and a trauma center. Until Thursday afternoon, he had not been released from the hospital.

The other motorist, 35-year-old Albino Alberto Lopez, was found unharmed by police next to his wrecked Chevrolet Cruze. The police department reported that Lopez and the motorcyclist both had blood-alcohol levels above the 0.08 threshold legal in California.

Officer Tom Helfrich can be reached at 707-257-9223 (ext. 5286) or via email at thelfrich@cityofnapa.org if anyone has information about the collision.

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