[03-15-2021] Napa County, CA – One Person Killed, Two Injured After A Fatal Traffic Collision Near Calistoga

One person was killed while two others were hurt after a two-vehicle traffic collision near Calistoga on Monday morning, March 15.

The deadly collision transpired at approximately 10:10 a.m. on State Highway 29, southeast of Calistoga.

A southbound 2015 Subaru on SR-29 just south of Larkmead Lane when, for unclear reasons, the driver suddenly veered into the opposite lanes and collided head-on with a 1997 Infiniti.

The 62-year-old driver of the 1997 Infiniti was killed in the accident. While his female passenger suffered from major injuries and was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

The identities of the victims have not been disclosed at the moment.

The driver of the Subaru 2015 was later identified as 30-year-old Philip P., He sustained major injuries and was treated at an area hospital.

Authorities later determined that the Subaru 2015 driver was driving while under the influence. After he was treated, the suspect was placed under arrest on suspicion of felony DUI-drugs, causing injuries. The case is currently under further investigation.

Fatal Two-Vehicle Collision Statistics

Every year millions of people are injured in automobile accidents on roads across the United States.

Tens of thousands of drivers and passengers lose their lives each year due to crashes. According to the United States Department of Transportation’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), there were 33,654 fatal vehicle crashes in 2018, which caused 36,560 deaths.

Fatal car crashes frequently occur on California’s large and congested highways. Numerous individuals are killed each year on California’s roads due to travel at high speeds and truck accidents.

Car accidents are one of the leading factors of injury deaths in California. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), over 3,304 recorded fatal car accidents in California in 2017.

Napa County Wrongful Death Attorney For Victims Of Two-Vehicle Collisions

When a motor vehicle accident leads to death, the family members of those who died to suffer both emotionally and, often, financially.

If you lost a loved one or sustained a severe injury in a car crash because of another driver’s carelessness and negligence, you have a legal right to hold that driver accountable for their actions.

If someone you love died in a car crash, you must act quickly in reaching out to an experienced fatal car accident attorney. The insurance company for the person who caused the accident will begin their investigation of the accident as soon as possible. They take their claims very seriously. You should take yours seriously as well.

At Arash Law, our fatal car accident attorneys have witnessed firsthand that almost half of the injured individuals are left with permanent disabilities such as brain damage, paralysis, amputation injuries, orthopedic injuries, and other serious conditions that substantially and destructively affect the lives of crash victims.

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