The California Highway Patrol has identified the driver killed in a single-car crash early Friday morning on U.S. Highway 101 in Arcata as Makayla Bernard, 21, of Blue Lake.
According to the CHP, Bernard was driving an SUV southbound near West End Road shortly before 6 a.m. when, for unknown reasons, suddenly went off the roadway and overturned, coming to rest down the embankment. Bernard suffered fatal injuries in the crash.
According to CHP, impairment is not considered a factor in the crash. The agency asks anyone with information about the crash to call it at (707) 822-5981.
See the CHP’s full release here.
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