The California Highway Patrol is investigating a motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 101 in Fortuna on Sunday afternoon that left two people dead. According to a press release from the CHP, a 41-year-old Fortuna man was driving a 2007 Harley Davidson Road King northbound south of Main Street with a group of motorcyclists when, for […]
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Eureka City Schools to Talk Jacobs, Grand Jury Response
The California Highway Patrol appears to be back at the table, negotiating to purchase 8.3 acres of the former Jacobs Middle School campus from Eureka City Schools. A closed session item for the board to conference with Superintendent Gary Storts, the district’s negotiator, concerning price and terms of payment of a potential deal with CHP, […]
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Pedestrian Killed on State Route 96
A 25-year-old man was killed on State Route 96 when he reported stepped into traffic and was struck by a car Friday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. According to a press release, the CHP responded to a report of a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash at about 11:40 a.m. on State Route 96 west of Shoemaker […]
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Eureka Man Killed in Crash on 101
A 79-year-old Eureka man was killed yesterday in a single-car crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Humboldt Hill, the California Highway Patrol reported. According to a press release, CHP’s dispatch center received a report of an overturned vehicle in the highway’s northbound lanes around 12:40 p.m. and personnel responded to find a 1998 Nissan Pathfinder […]
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CHP: Three Killed in Crash on 101 North of Rio Dell
Three people were killed last night in a head-on crash on U.S. Highway 101 north of Rio Dell caused by a car driving north in the southbound lanes. The identities of the deceased are being withheld until their families can be notified, according to the California Highway Patrol. At 10:37 p.m. yesterday, the CHP’s dispatch […]
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CHP: Two Killed In 101 Crash North of Orick
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a head-on crash that left two people dead north of Orick on U.S. Highway 101 yesterday morning. According to a press release, CHP received a report of the crash between a semi-truck and a car north of Lostman Creek shortly before 8:30 a.m. An initial investigation indicates a 2015 […]
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CHP Officer Shoots, Kills Suspect Amid Pursuit Near Hoopa
A California Highway Patrol officer fatally shot a suspect near Hoopa this morning, according to a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. According to the release, the officer attempted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation on State Route 96 and the car failed to yield, resulting in a short pursuit. “Upon […]
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Fortuna Man Killed in Single-Car Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single-car crash in Southern Humboldt that left a 60-year-old Fortuna man dead. At 11:12 a.m. yesterday, the CHP received a report of a vehicle off the roadway, down a steep embankment off Price Creek Road, west of Blue Slide Road. When emergency personnel arrived, they found a 2006 […]
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Laytonville Resident Killed in 101 Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal collision in the southbound No. 2 lane of U.S. Highway 101 near Myers Flat on Saturday afternoon. According to a CHP release, a Toyota 4Runner heading northbound just before 4 p.m., driven by Beatriz Diaz-Rodriguez, struck a Subaru Impreza driven by Zora Culps head-on. “For reasons still […]
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CHP Investigating Fatal Crash Near Woodley Island
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal head-on crash on State Route 255 near Woodley Island last night. Dwayne Faughn, 49, of Samoa, died at the scene of the crash, according to CHP, after the 2000 Lexus he was driving northbound collided head on with a 2020 Jeep for unknown reasons. The crash sent […]
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CHP Arrests Two Homicide Suspects Near Willow Creek
California Highway Patrol officers arrested two suspects in an Oregon homicide this morning east of Willow Creek. According to the CHP, an officer on patrol recognized one of two vehicles from a be-on-the-lookout broadcast from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office regarding the homicides suspects and began following it on State Route 299 east of Willow […]
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APD Releases Video from Mad River Road Police Shooting
The 35-year-old Eureka man fatally shot by a California Highway Patrol officer last month on Mad River Road fired at least one round at officers before the officer returned fire, video of the incident released today shows. Having followed Charles David Chivrell, who had a pistol holstered on his hip and a briefcase in hand, […]