Fatal crash shuts down Silverado Trail for hours in Napa County

<p>A fatal collision that closed Silverado Trail in central Napa Valley for most of Wednesday morning took the lives of two men traveling in separate cars - one as a driver and one as a passenger, the CHP said.</p><p>Napa resident Saul Alvarez-Ayala, 46, died at the scene of the 5:48 a.m. collision in which he was a passenger in a Honda Accord that was struck by an out-of-control vehicle north of Skellenger Lane, authorities said.</p><p>The driver of the spinning Mustang, Clearlake resident Augustine Quezada, 29, died several hours later at Queen of the Valley Hospital, where was taken with critical injuries.</p><p>Medics had planned to airlift Quezada onto Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment, but his condition deteriorated too rapidly, CHP Officer Jaret Paulson said.</p><p>Paulson said Quezada was southbound on Silverado Trail when he lost control of the 2006 Mustang on rain-slicked pavement and spun into the opposing lane.</p><p>The Mustang spun 180 degrees and was sliding backward when it struck the front of the northbound 1991 Accord, Paulson said.</p><p>The impact killed Alvarez-Ayala and injured the Accord's driver, Napa resident Jorge Mora, 22, who was being treated at Queen of the Valley Hospital on Wednesday afternoon, Paulson said.</p><p>The crash also left significant wreckage and closed Silverado Trail between Skellenger Lane and Highway 128 for about four hours while crews cleared the roadway and authorities investigated the crash.</p>