ATV driver dies after hitting tree in Napa vineyard

The driver lost control of the ATV, crashed and was thrown into a tree, the CHP said.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

A man riding an all-terrain vehicle crashed into a tree Sunday evening in a Napa Valley vineyard and later died, CHP said.

The 35-year-old Georgia resident was riding the 2010 Honda Rancher ATV on an asphalt roadway on Vine Cliff Vineyard grounds about 5:30 p.m., when for an unknown reason lost control and hit a tree, the CHP said.

No one saw the crash but a vineyard worker heard it and found the man unconscious with a head wound. He called for help to the Silverado Trail property.

The victim was taken to Queen of the Valley Hospital in Napa and died at 6:30 p.m., CHP said. His name wasn’t released Monday morning, pending family notification.

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter@rossmannreport.

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