"The CHP and Napa County Sheriff's deputies responded about 5:50 p.m. to the single-vehicle crash off Pope Valley Road north of Howell Mountain Road. Investigators said the Toyota Sienna XLE had been heading north when it left the rural two-lane road for unknown reasons. Press Democrat photojournalists at the scene noted sharp skid marks from the events leading up to the collision."
"Court records show Celerino has an extensive history of criminal cases in San Joaquin County, including multiple DUI convictions. On Oct. 16, 2024, he pleaded guilty there to a misdemeanor DUI with a high blood alcohol content and admitted to a prior DUI conviction from 2020. In exchange, a separate charge of driving on a suspended license was dismissed. He was also in custody just last week in San Joaquin County on a domestic violence case."
"Six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene. The Napa County Coroner's Office will release their names once families are notified. The driver, Norberto Celerino Villalva, 53, of Stockton, and another passenger suffered major injuries and were flown to trauma centers. Both remained hospitalized as of Monday morning, CHP-Golden Gate Sgt. Andrew Barclay said, and Celerino will be booked into the Napa County jail without bail once released."
A single-vehicle crash occurred about 5:50 p.m. on Pope Valley Road north of Howell Mountain Road when a Toyota Sienna XLE veered off the rural two-lane road and struck a tree. Six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene; the Napa County Coroner's Office will release names after family notification. The driver, Norberto Celerino Villalva, 53, and another passenger suffered major injuries and were airlifted to trauma centers. Both remained hospitalized and the driver will be booked into the Napa County jail without bail once released. Press Democrat photojournalists noted sharp skid marks leading up to the collision and investigators reported the vehicle left the roadway for unknown reasons. Court records show Celerino has an extensive criminal history in San Joaquin County with multiple DUI convictions, a guilty plea on Oct. 16, 2024 to a misdemeanor DUI with high blood alcohol content admitting a 2020 prior, a dismissed driving-on-a-suspended-license charge, and a recent Sept. 3, 2025 guilty plea in a domestic violence case while on probation; prosecutors have filed three DUI cases dating to 2010.
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