Loose cows caused a series of accidents on U.S Highway 101 near the Loleta Drive exit last night and this morning, leaving at least one person with serious injuries as law enforcement continues to work the scene, which is not expected to be completely cleared up until this afternoon. At least one of the cows […]
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CHP: Eureka Teen Found on 101 Hit by Car
After an autopsy and further investigation, officials have determined that an 18-year-old Eureka man found dead along U.S. Highway 101 on Aug. 1 suffered injuries “consistent with having been involved in a collision with a vehicle,” a CHP release states. Hunter Allen was found in the roadway south of the Humboldt Hill Road off-ramp around […]
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2nd UPDATE: Southbound 101 Reopened Near Willits, Homicide Suspect in Custody
2nd UPDATE: The Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office has identified the victims in Monday’s shooting on U.S. Highway 101 and announced a suspect is in custody. According to the sheriff’s office press release, police arrested 23-year-old Ubaldo Ramirez at about 1:30 a.m. in Covelo on suspicion of fatally shooting his father, 51-year-old Calixto Ramirez, and critically […]
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Fatal Single-Car Crash Near Alderpoint Kills One
The Garberville office of the Highway Patrol reports that in the early morning hours of July 1, a 47-year old man from Olympia, Washington, let his westbound vehicle leave Alderpoint Road and collided with a tree. The man was driving a 1970 Chevrolet C50 box truck. The wreck was not discovered until the mid-morning, Cal-Fire […]
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Traffic Alert: 101 Closed North Of Leggett
U.S. Highway 101 is closed at mile marker 92, just north of Leggett, after power lines fell into the roadway at approximately 9:15 p.m. Wednesday, according to a California Highway Patrol spokesperson. The downed lines caused a small fire and traffic was stopped. According to a Caltrans update at around 10:30 p.m., there are no detours […]
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Eureka Man Dies From Bike Crash Injuries
A 37-year-old Eureka man died in a Santa Rosa hospital yesterday from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident involving a log truck on Broadway Avenue on June 21. According to the CHP release, Zachary Herbert was not wearing his helmet when he maneuvered his bicycle into traffic, hitting the back wheel of a truck that […]
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UPDATE: Man Killed in 101 Crash, Passenger Injured, Dog Unharmed
UPDATE: A man driving a Honda SUV at high speeds died today after the vehicle went off U.S. Highway 101 near Stone Lagoon, overturned and hit a tree. His passenger received minor injuries and a dog in the car was unharmed. The name of the man has not been released pending notification of next of […]
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Tree Fire Closes 199 Near Crescent City
Editor’s note: This report first appeared on www.kymkemp.com and is reposted here with permission. A fire burning in a tree northeast of Crescent City forced the closure of Highway 199 this morning. The tree was reported to be on fire about 8:09 a.m., according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. The tree is reportedly leaning […]
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2nd UPDATE: Suspect Surrenders in Fatal Hit and Run
2nd UPDATE: At about 6:30 p.m. today, 33-year-old Benjamin Shermis, of Arcata, came into the California Highway Patrol’s Arcata office and admitted he was the river in last night’s fatal hit-and-run collision on U.S. Highway 101, according to the CHP. The CHP reports that Shermis was subsequently arrested for felony hit and run and booked […]
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UPDATE: Two Killed in Horrific 101 Crash ID’d
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the two women killed in a horrific crash on U.S. 101 in Southern Humboldt on Friday. The driver, Emely Selina Carreno-Arenas, who was 20, and her passenger, Michelle Segundo, 19, both of Eureka, were pronounced dead at the scene. According to the CHP, they were in a 2007 […]
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CHP: Two Dead, One Injured in 101 Crash
Two people were killed and a third airlifted to Santa Rosa after a violent collision on U.S. Highway 101 in Southern Humboldt today. According to a CHP release, a 2007 Honda Civic was traveling southbound at 11:44 a.m. when the driver lost control of the car for unknown reasons and crossed into the path of […]
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Fatal Accident Closes NB 101 in SoHum
Northbound U.S. Highway 101 is closed near Salmon Creek Bridge in Southern Humboldt due to a fatal car accident, according to Caltrans, with traffic being detoured onto the Avenue of the Giants. In a Facebook post this afternoon, the agency reports that it “is unknown when the highway will reopen.” According to news reports on […]