A double-fatal crash on U.S. Highway 101 south of Benbow Drive at 9:20 a.m. today has traffic being diverted off the highway in both directions. According to the California Highway Patrol, a white sedan traveling northbound crossed into southbound traffic for unknown reasons and collided head-on with a gray hatchback. The vehicles came to rest […]
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Trucker Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash
A truck driver was killed yesterday morning when her lumber truck veered off U.S. Highway 101 near Garberville. The cause of the crash remains under investigation but CHP reports a trucker driving a 2010 Kenworth semi truck hauling lumber on a flatbed trailer traveling south on U.S. Highway 101 veered off the west side of […]
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Two Killed in Crash on State Route 299
Two people were killed in a head-on collision yesterday morning on State Route 299 west of Willow Creek. CHP responded at 11:45 a.m. to a report that a Mazda Sedan traveling eastbound on State Route 299 at an unsafe speed for wet roadway conditions had lost control and driven into the westbound lane, where it […]
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Whitethorn Man Killed in Morning Crash
A 33-year-old Whitethorn man was killed this morning after his car ran off Briceland Thorn Road, hit a bridge railing and overturned into McKee Creek, the California Highway Patrol reports. The driver, whose identity has not been released pending notification of family, was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been using a seatbelt. According […]
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Battle of the Badges Nets Record-Breaking Day at the Blood Bank
Yesterday’s Battle of the Badges at the Northern California Community Blood Bank was a competition with one clear winner — patients. The friendly rivalry between 16 local public safety agencies brought the highest number of donors the nonprofit blood bank has seen in a single day since 2001. In total, 188 people gave their time, […]
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UPDATE: Fatal Motorcycle Crash on State Route 36
UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol has identified the man found dead this morning after a motorcycle crash on State Route 36 as 25-year-old Steven Forrest Johnson, of Loleta, who had been reported missing to the Rio Dell Police Department on Saturday evening. PREVIOUSLY: The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal motorcycle crash off State […]
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UPDATE: CHP IDs Three Killed in Crash on Patrick’s Point Drive
UPDATE: The CHP has identified the three people killed in a crash on Patrick’s Point Drive early this morning as 44-year-old Trinidad resident James Cohee Jr., 28-year-old Eureka resident Chloe Chapman and 32-year-old Arcata resident Cody Behler. PREVIOUS: At 3:15 this morning, the California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle collision on Patrick’s Point Drive, […]
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Fatal Crash on State Route 36
Around 4 p.m. June 23, California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle collision on State Route 36, west of Dinsmore. According to the CHP release, a 1988 Honda Sedan crashed head-on with a 2018 Dodge truck driven by Eureka resident Nate Howle, 44. The driver of the Honda reportedly drove the car onto the shoulder […]
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SECOND UPDATE: 101 Reopened With Traffic Control (Video)
UPDATE: Caltrans reports that U.S. Highway 101 is now open with one-way traffic control in place, which will continue into tomorrow “due to damaged pavement.” PREVIOUS: A 62-year-old Willits man suffered minor injuries this morning when his tanker carrying a full cargo of fuel hit a bridge rail on U.S. Highway 101 north of Leggett […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Tanker Crash Closes 101 North of Leggett
SECOND UPDATE: Caltrans reports via tweet that not much has changed at the scene on U.S. Highway 101, which is closed north of Leggett due to an overturned truck that is leaking fluid, leaving travelers with the only option of using Interstate 5. [UPDATE] Hwy 101 remains CLOSED north of Leggett in Mendocino County due […]
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Solo Vehicle Accident on SR 96 Injures One
About 2:09 p.m., a solo vehicle crashed on State Route 96 near mile marker 23. A woman received major injuries, according to a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol. A helicopter responded to the scene to fly the woman to a hospital, the spokesperson confirmed. For a time, both lanes were blocked but just after […]
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UPDATE: CHP IDs Eureka Man Fatally Struck on 101 North of Herrick Ave.
UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol has identified the man fatally struck on U.S. Highway 101 Aug. 4 after apparently running into traffic as Eureka resident Raymond Severns. He was 29. PREVIOUSLY: A 29-year-old man was fatally struck on southbound U.S. Highway 101 north of Herrick Avenue last night after apparently running into the path of […]