Woman struck, killed on Silverado Trail identified

The Santa Rosa driver who hit her told authorities he didn't see her until she was in his lane and he couldn't avoid her.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A Napa County woman struck and killed by a car last week was a St. Helena resident.

The Napa County Coroner’s Office identified her as Susan Cardoza, 53. She was standing in or near the southbound lane of Silverado Trail at the northern end of Napa Valley about 6:20 a.m. Nov. 7, when a passing vehicle hit her, the CHP said.

Santa Rosa driver Keith Igarashi, 61, told officers he didn’t see the woman until she was in his lane and he couldn’t avoid the collision. His southbound 2014 Hyundai hit Cardoza, who was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said.

It was the first of two fatal crashes last week in Napa County.

On Thursday, a 44-year-old Sonoma woman died in a head-on collision with a Santa Rosa driver on Highway 121 in Schellville, just inside the Napa County line.

Both crashes remain under investigation by the CHP.

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