NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – A Middletown man was injured in a Tuesday evening crash on Highway 29 in Napa County.

Matthew Hollibaugh, 24, suffered major injuries when his pickup hit a bridge and overturned near Calistoga, according to the California Highway Patrol’s Napa office.

Hollibaugh was driving his 1989 Toyota pickup northbound on Highway 29 north of Palisades Road at 5:45 p.m. when the wreck occurred, the CHP said.

As Hollibaugh was traveling over a bridge, the CHP said he allowed his vehicle to drift to the right, where it hit the side of the bridge.

The CHP said Hollibaugh made it off the bridge but was unable to regain control of the pickup before it went off the east side of the road.

Hollibaugh crossed a creek and his pickup overturned, with the pickup hitting a stone pillar of a gate to a nearby residence, the CHP said.

As a result of the crash Hollibaugh was trapped in the pickup and had to be extricated by Cal Fire crews, according to the CHP report.

Highway 29 was closed for approximately an hour while Hollibaugh was extricated, the CHP said.

Reports from the scene indicated an air ambulance landed nearby to transport him to a regional trauma center.

The CHP said Hollibaugh was taken to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital for treatment.

Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the crash, the CHP said.

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