A Toyota Sienna minivan was traveling southbound on Pope Valley Road in unincorporated Napa County, 12 miles north of St. Helena, when it crashed into a tree on the side of the road. The minivan had eight men in it, including the driver, 53-year-old Norberto Celerino of Stockton. Six of the passengers were killed and one was critically injured. Celerino, who did not have a valid driver's license, survived, and we learned a few days later that he had three previous DUI convictions.
The incident unfolded just before 8 p.m. at South El Camino Real and Avila Road during San Mateo's Cruise Night, an annual event that draws thousands of classic automobile enthusiasts, the San Mateo Police Department said in a news release. Officers were driving along the cruise route when a Buick made an illegal U-turn in front of them, causing them and others to slam on their brakes, according to police. When officers tried to stop the Buick, the driver sped up, steered into oncoming traffic and ran a red light, police said, adding that the officers did not pursue the Buick.
In June 2023, Somerville was arrested twice in a nine-hour period after multiple confrontations with family members at a residence in Berkeley. Officials said they suspected he was intoxicated in both of those incidents. He pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving in a plea deal that dismisses most of the charges he racked up during disputes with family members last year, court records show.
We're learning more about Sunday's alleged DUI crash in Napa that killed six people when the driver ran off the road and crashed into a tree on Pope Valley Road. Specifically, KTVU is now reporting that the 53-year-old driver, Norberto Celerino of Stockton, had three previous DUI convictions, and also did not have a valid driver's license, and for whatever reason, also had three different aliases.
A Stockton man faces multiple charges after a Napa County crash killed six people on Sunday. Norberto Celerino, 53, faces charges of murder, felony DUI and causing injury while intoxicated, according to Napa County jail records. He was arrested Sunday after the Toyota Sienna minivan he was allegedly driving crashed into a tree in Napa County, according to CHP Sgt. Andrew Barclay.
Mountain View police have arrested a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of hitting a pedestrian with her car after she had been drinking. At 9:47 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31, officers were dispatched to to the area of W. El Camino Real and Miramonte Avenue/Shoreline Boulevard regarding calls about a car-vs-pedestrian accident. When police and Mountain View fire-paramedics arrived, they provided medical aid to the victim, a 64-year-old Mountain View resident, who was then taken to a hospital.
Nicolas Braun, the actor best known for his role as cousin Greg in "Succession," was arrested in New Hampshire over Labor Day weekend for allegedly driving under the influence, according to reports. Moultonborough police arrested Braun, 37, around 11:15 p.m. on Friday, according to WBZ. He was charged with DUI impairment and operating without lights following a traffic stop on Lee Road.
I mean, I remember once I got a DUI, which is not nearly what you went through. But you know, they make it go through a 14-week program and go to AA meetings, and like, you are entrapped into the criminal justice system, again at a very low level. But even at that level, I was like, whoa, this is awful.
Time and time again, speeding cars have plowed through Plaza Park's grassy expanses and vibrant rosebushes, demolishing wood benches and slamming into the beloved 88-year-old fountain. "The whole plaza - people consider that the jewel of Orange," said Jeff Frankel a resident of the Old Towne neighborhood in the Orange County city. "Now is it treated that way? Sometimes I don't think so."
Tony Allen, president of Delaware State University, was charged with driving under the influence after being pulled over with a blood alcohol level of 0.128 percent.
The safety of our students and staff is our top priority. MUSD's Transportation Department maintains a strong safety record and requires all drivers to complete extensive background checks and training.
