"Two Stockton farmworkers Loreto Ricardo Hernandez, 42, and Fernando Silverio, 34 were among the six people killed in a Pope Valley crash Sunday night that prosecutors say was caused by a drunk driver now facing murder charges. The Napa County Sheriff's Office released the names Tuesday, hours after Napa County prosecutors charged Norberto (Beto) Celerino, 53, with six counts each of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. He also faces a DUI charge with enhanced penalties because a seventh person was injured."
"Celerino who also uses the names Norberto Celerino Villalva, Grabien Martinez and Roberto Savaringo-Diabla suffered major injuries and remained hospitalized Tuesday at Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center in Napa. His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday. The crash was reported about 5:50 p.m. Sunday along Pope Valley Road north of Howell Mountain Road. Investigators said Celerino was driving a Toyota Sienna XLE northbound when he veered off the two-lane road and slammed into a tree. Six passengers were pronounced dead at the scene."
"The Napa County Sheriff's Office said the other four victims were also farmworkers from Stockton. Officials are still working to notify their families. Court records reviewed by The Press Democrat show Celerino has three DUI convictions in 2010, 2020 and 2024. Prosecutors said the 2010 case is too old to be used to enhance the current charges. In October 2024, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DUI with a high blood alcohol content."
Two Stockton farmworkers, Loreto Ricardo Hernandez, 42, and Fernando Silverio, 34, were among six people killed when a Toyota Sienna XLE veered off Pope Valley Road and slammed into a tree. Norberto (Beto) Celerino, 53, the driver, suffered major injuries and remained hospitalized; prosecutors charged him with six counts each of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and a DUI with enhanced penalties because a seventh person was injured. Four other victims were also farmworkers from Stockton. Court records show Celerino has DUI convictions in 2010, 2020 and 2024; he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor DUI in October 2024 and to a domestic violence case on Sept. 3, 2025, while on probation, and the court reinstated his probation and ordered completion of his sentence through a county work program.
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