Traffic & Transit

Deer Park Road Closed Due To Crash, Fuel Spill

Napa County Public Works advised the roadway was closed from Lower Sanitarium to Upper Sanitarium.

Deer Park Road was closed near St. Helena Friday afternoon because of a traffic collision.
Deer Park Road was closed near St. Helena Friday afternoon because of a traffic collision. (Patch staff)

NAPA COUNTY, CA — Deer Park Road was closed Friday afternoon from Lower Sanitarium to Upper Sanitarium because of a traffic collision at Mund Road, Napa County Public Works said.

The incident was reported around noon Friday and involved diesel fuel spilling into the roadway, according to California Highway Patrol dispatchers.

As of 2 p.m., the roadway remained closed pending an evaluation for a possible hazmat situtation.

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Motorists can use Sanitarium Road as their alternate route, the county said.

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