Vallejo: 22-month old boy injured in crash last week dies in hospital - San Jose Mercury News
VALLEJO -- A 22-month-old boy who suffered major injuries in a vehicle crash in Vallejo last week died of his injuries Monday at a hospital, a police sergeant said. The boy's father, Joseph Schaad, 35, of Vallejo, was driving a 1998 Ford Contour south on state Highway 29 around 7:25 a. m. on June 2 when he hit the back of a 2006 Ford F-450 pickup truck towing a utility trailer that was slowing down in heavy... He was taken to UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, where he died Monday from his injuries, Nichelini said. Schaad suffered minor injuries and spent a night at NorthBay Medical Center in Fairfield, according to Nichelini. The 55-year-old American Canyon man driving the pickup was not injured, Nichelini said. Schaad told police he fell asleep while driving home with the boy after dropping his wife off at work, Nichelini said. The Ford Contour was traveling at a high rate of speed when it struck the Ford F-450 truck. Source: www.mercurynews.com
