A Napa man faces a felony drunken driving allegation after a head-on crash Sunday afternoon injured himself, another motorist, and the other driver's teenage passenger, the California Highway Patrol reported.
The three-vehicle wreck occurred at 3:20 p.m. in the 4000 block of Old Sonoma Road, south of Congress Valley Road in the Carneros area, according to Jaret Paulson, spokesperson for the CHP’s Napa bureau.
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Nicholas Burchett, 26, suffered major injuries and was taken by American Medical Response ambulance to Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center, as was another Napan, 47-year-old Guadalupe Lopez Alvarado, Paulson said.. A 16-year-old passenger in Lopez Alvarado’s car also sustained moderate injuries.
Burchett faces a potential charge of causing injury by driving under the influence, CHP said. He was not listed in Napa County jail booking records as of Sunday night.
According to Paulson, Burchett was at the wheel of a 2016 Subaru Impreza in the northbound lane when it crossed the center line, sideswiped a 2016 Kia, and then struck Lopez Alvarado’s 2014 Toyota Camry head-on.
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A man and woman died Sunday morning when their car ran off Highway 29 in south Napa, the California Highway Patrol reported.
A 22-year-old Sonoma man who was driving the Kia was not injured in the crash, according to the highway patrol.
The wreck on Old Sonoma Road was the second major collision to take place in south Napa on Sunday in just over seven hours. Earlier, at 8:05 a.m., a man and woman from Santa Clara died when their Mercedes-Benz sideswiped an unoccupied car on Highway 29, ran off the highway and plunged onto an embankment beside an underpass, CHP reported.
Photos: Faces and Places, May 22
Photos: Faces and Places, May 22
Principal Ted Ward of Alta Heights Elementary School was showered with apples on National Principal Day (observed May 2, 2022). Students presented Principal Ward with notes of appreciation — and roughly 300 apples — for his dedication to the school. Staff recommended he bring homemade apple pie for the next potluck.
Photos: Faces and Places, May 22
Office Manager Debbie Shyvers of Alta Heights Elementary School was showered with flowers for Administrative Professionals Day on April 27. Students paraded through the office presenting Mrs. Shyvers with flowers and notes of appreciation.
Photos: Faces and Places, May 22
Students from Napa Valley Adult School as well as some students and parents from Vintage High visit with Elena Sirignano, Hospitality, Culinary and Tourism Management Coordinator at Napa Valley College. The group of over 80 visited the college on April 26 and 27 to learn about career education programs available to students.
Photos: Faces and Places, May 22
The UC Master Gardeners presented information on typical garden pests and how-to instructions at the new Las Flores Learning Garden, a partnership with the City of Napa, on April 30.
You can reach Howard Yune at 530-763-2266 or hyune@napanews.com
Howard Yune
Public Safety Reporter
Howard Yune covers public safety for the Napa Valley Register. He has been a reporter and photographer for the Register since 2011, and previously wrote for the Marysville Appeal-Democrat, Anaheim Bulletin and Coos Bay (Oregon) World.
