Napa Teen Killed In I-80 Crash Was Redwood Middle School Student

NAPA, CA — A child who was one of four people to die in a DUI hit-and-run collision Saturday night on Interstate Highway 80 in San Pablo was a student at Redwood Middle School in Napa, according to Napa Valley Unified School District officials. Napa residents Joseph Horn, 14, and his father Daryl Horn, 50, as well as Washington residents Troy and Baden Biddle, 52 and 12 respectively, were all killed in a crash reported at 8:11 p.m. on westbound Highway 80 at the San Pablo Dam Road off-ramp.

Denise Horn, Daryl's wife and Joe's mother, works at the Napa Valley Unified School District, according to district spokeswoman Elizabeth Emmett.

"The Horn family has deep roots in our school community," Superintendent Patrick Sweeney said Monday in a statement.

"Right now, our counselors and other trained support staff are helping students and staff to process the tragedy," Sweeney said. "As the family's needs change, so will our efforts to help with whatever they need, and we will share that information as appropriate."

Jared Horn, a sophomore at University of California at Berkeley who plays as a pitcher for the school's baseball team, was also in the car. He survived the crash.

Cal baseball head coach Mike Neu called Jared a "respected and beloved" member of the team in a statement issued Monday.

"We cannot imagine what Jared is going through right now, and the thoughts and prayers of our entire Cal baseball community are with Jared and his family," Neu said.

Five vehicles were involved in the collision, which was allegedly caused by 47-year-old Fred Lowe of Sacramento, who fled the scene but was later arrested, according to the California Highway Patrol.

No charges have been filed against Lowe as of today, according to Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Bobbi Mauler.

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