Two American Canyon women among fatalities from Silverado Trail crash
Two American Canyon residents and a Sacramento woman were killed in Saturday’s three-vehicle crash on Silverado Trail near Stag’s Wine Cellars, authorities said Monday.
Vivian Bertolino, 65, and Linda Wolters, 62, both of whom lived in American Canyon, were passengers in a Mitsubishi sedan traveling south on Silverado Trail when the driver of the sedan allegedly sideswiped a BMW SUV traveling in the opposite direction, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The Mitsubishi then crashed head-on into a Toyota sedan behind the BMW north of Oak Knoll Avenue. The collision was reported a little before noon.
One of the passengers was pronounced dead at the scene, and the other died at Queen of the Valley Medical Center.
The driver of the Mitsubishi, William Dene Brumley, 68, of Vallejo, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an unspecified drug, according to the CHP.
Brumley, a former American Canyon resident, was first transported to Adventist Health St. Helena and then transferred to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital. He was expected to survive, according to the CHP.
The third victim, Katrina Clarke, 65, of Sacramento, a passenger in the Toyota, was pronounced dead at Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center, officials said.
Clarke, who was seated in the right-rear seat of the Toyota, was transported to the Vacaville hospital along with the driver, Christopher Corsello, of Sacramento, and two other passengers, all of whom suffered major injuries, according to the CHP.
The occupants of the BMW, including the driver, John Hayes of Reno, were treated at the scene for minor injuries.
As of Monday afternoon, no criminal complaint had been filed against Brumley, according to court records.
The Silverado Trail was closed between Oak Knoll Avenue and Yountville Cross Road for about six hours.
