The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday identified the man killed in a crash on Beaver Slide Lane in Briceland as Whitethorn resident David Taylor. He was 84.
According to a press release, Taylor was reported missing on Feb. 18 and was last seen on Shelter Cove Road nearly two weeks earlier.
His body was found in an overturned vehicle on March 25 and he was positively identified during an autopsy, according to the release, which states Taylor “died within minutes of the motor vehicle collision of a cervical spine fracture.”
“The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank the many agencies and personnel for their efforts and assistance in searching for Taylor,” the release states
Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip Line at (707) 268-2539.
This article appears in Cal Poly Presents’ Season of Change.
