Hoopa Valley Tribal Chair Joe Davis has asked that the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services be involved in the ongoing investigation into a California Highway Patrol officer’s fatal shooting of a tribal member last month. “Our federal partners are still gathering information,” Davis wrote in an email to the Journal. “They have […]
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CHP Officer, Suspect in Fatal Hoopa Police Shooting Identified
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office today identified Neil Johnson as the CHP officer who fatally shot a suspect in Hoopa on Sept. 17 and identified the man killed as William Burrell Nelson, 43. An autopsy determined Nelson’s cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest. According to the news release, the California Department […]
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Arrest Made After Fatal Hit and Run at Richardson Grove
A 57-year-old Carmichael man was killed and a Leggett man arrested after a hit-and-run crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Richardson Grove State Park on Wednesday. According to a California Highway Patrol press release, the 67-year-old Carmichael man was walking from a trail on the west edge of the roadway south of the park entrance […]
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New Details Released in CHP Officer’s Fatal Shooting of a Suspect Near Hoopa
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office has released new details about the events leading up to and following a CHP officer’s fatal shooting of a suspect near Hoopa yesterday. According to a news release, the officer was with a HCSO deputy monitoring traffic near the 12700 block of State Route 96, south of Legion Way, when […]
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UPDATE: CHP IDs Pedestrian Killed in Arcata Hit and Run, Releases More Information on Vehicle
UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol has identified the pedestrian killed in an apparent hit and run on U.S. Highway 101 yesterday morning as Reno resident Chad Macias. He was 45. The CHP news release also reports that further analysis of debris found at the scene indicates the vehicle believed to be involved is a silver […]
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McKinleyville Residents Killed in 299 Crash
Two McKinleyville women were killed Thursday in a crash on State Route 299. According to the California Highway Patrol, they were traveling eastbound toward Lord Ellis Summit in a gray Hyundai Tucson around 12:40 p.m. as a Kneeland resident was driving westbound in a Ford F-550 when the vehicles collided head-on, causing the Hyundai to […]
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ATV Crash Kills 76 Year Old Near Alderpoint
A 76-year-old man was killed on private property in the Alderpoint area Thursday after being ejected from a Polaris Ranger around 1:20 p.m. when it overturned down embankment and landed on them. The individual, who was driving the ATV-like vehicle, died at the scene, according to the California Highway Patrol, which is investigating the incident. […]
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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 IDs Rio Dell Resident as Bicyclist Killed on 101
The California Highway Patrol has identified the bicyclist killed on the evening of Oct. 23 on U.S. Highway 101 south of Herrick Avenue as Rio Dell resident Donald Ferguson. He was 51. In a news release, the CHP states a preliminary investigation indicates Ferguson was struck around 7:45 p.m. within the No. 1 lane by […]
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Collision Kills Two on 101 Near Myers Flat
Two people were killed Monday in a late afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 101 near Myers Flat when the driver of a vehicle apparent crossed over the median and collided with two motorcyclist riding in the opposite direction. Both of the motorcyclists, who were traveling southbound with a group of three others, were ejected from […]
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Fatal Pedestrian Crash on 101
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal early morning June 5 collision that occurred on U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Bayside cutoff. According to a news release, a pedestrian, whose name was not released pending notification of kin, was struck just after 3 a.m. Impairment of the driver, who received minor injuries, […]
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Arcata Man Dies After Being Struck on 101
A 59-year-old Arcata man died after being hit by a car in the early morning hours of May 14 while he was reportedly walking within the lanes of U.S. Highway 101 just north of the Indianola Cuttoff. According to the California Highway Patrol, Troy Rassbach was struck just after 3:30 a.m. Medical personnel responded to […]