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Friday, May 22, 2015Two people died in a fiery single vehicle accident near Napa on Friday. Ernest Crain, 54, of Angwin, has been identified as one victim, and no details have been released on the identity of the other person. The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. Friday when a Saab was traveling southbound on Butts Canyon Road, and the driver lost control of the car. The vehicle crashed into a rocky abutment, went down the embankment, and caught fire. The driver and passenger were deceased at the crash site.
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Friday, April 17, 201559-year-old Harold Heinbigner was driving a Syar Industries street sweeper on Highway 221 near Syar Industries' front entrance shortly after 1:00 p.m., when he attempted to make a u-turn, but drove into the path of an SUV driven by Melissa Alvarez, 33. The collision caused the SUV to suddenly catch fire, but Heinbigner fortunately got both Alvarez and her 3-year-old male passenger from the vehicle. Alvarez suffered serious injuries but is now in stable condition, while Heinbigner sustained more moderate injuries and the child only had minor injuries.