A two-vehicle collision on State Route 121 just south of Ramal Road in Napa left at least one person with major injuries yesterday, prompting a temporary closure of the highway in both directions. The crash was logged by the California Highway Patrol at 7:25 PM on the northbound side of the highway, and emergency crews soon arrived to find one vehicle resting off the roadway with airbags deployed in the involved cars.
According to Pacific Attorney Group, CHP officers who responded to the scene confirmed that at least one person suffered major injuries in the wreck. The roadway was initially blocked in both directions before crews later closed only the southbound lanes, funneling traffic through a single northbound lane while the investigation continued.
The highway reopened at 8:28 PM, roughly an hour after the crash was first reported, per the same account. CHP has not released the cause of the collision, and the case remains under investigation.
A Notoriously Dangerous Stretch of Highway
Sunday’s wreck adds to a long list of serious crashes clustered near the Ramal Road intersection on State Route 121, known officially as the Carneros Highway between SR 37 and SR 29. The two-lane road links Sonoma and Napa counties and carries a mix of agricultural freight, commercial big rigs, daily commuters, and wine-country tourists, a combination that has produced repeated safety headaches over the years, according to California Accident News…