Two men suffered major injuries Aug. 27 when the car they were in went off Bluff Street near Grizzly Bluff Road around 7 p.m. and hit a tree. According to the CHP, Ferndale resident Joshua Hindley was driving at a high rate of speed without a seatbelt on when the crash occurred. His passenger, Douglas […]
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Driver in Near Miss Incident with Demonstrators to Face Charges, LoCO reports
A driver who was videotaped coming close to hitting pedestrians and people on horseback on Central Avenue in McKinleyville during a June 11 Black Lives Matter march will face charges, Lost Coast Outpost reports. The incident was investigated by the California Highway Patrol. Find the story here.
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Crash Backing Up 101 in SoHum
A gray Ram pickup traveling on Hwy 101 hit the embankment and overturned on Hwy 101 near mile marker 18 by Hooker Creek between Redway and Phillipsville just after 2 p.m. An ambulance is responding to the scene. Both north and southbound traffic is moving slowly through the area, according to Caltrans QuickMap. ( Note: […]
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UPDATE: Van Fire Spreading on 101 Near Miranda
A full-sized van engulfed in flames which are starting to spread into the surrounding vegetation is impacting traffic on Hwy 101 north of Miranda, according to a report over the scanner. The vehicle is partly blocking the outside northbound lane. CHP reports that the northbound lanes are being closed and traffic is being diverted at […]
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CHP Identifies Victims of Wednesday’s Fatal Collision
The California Highway Patrol has identified the two victims of Wednesday’s fatal collision on State Route 255 off the Samoa Bridge as 52-year-old Eureka resident William Bryant Montgomery and 42-year-old Arcata resident James Rowland. Read the full update below. UPDATE: 08-07-2020 The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the victims of Wednesday’s collision and notification has […]
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UPDATE: Two Die After Being Pulled from Submerged Vehicle
UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol reports the two men pulled from a submerged vehicle this morning have died. Their names and ages were not released. PREVIOUS: Humboldt Bay Fire rescue swimmers pulled two people from a submerged vehicle near the third span of the Samoa Bridge around 2:40 a.m., according to a news release. Both […]
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Large Brush Fire North of Dean Creek Along Highway 101; Request for One Lane to Be Shut Down
A fire is burning in the brush alongside Hwy 101 about one mile north of Dean Creek. The fire was first reported about 3:46 p.m. The outside northbound lane is being shut down at Dean Creek, according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. According to a Cal Fire employee at the scene, the flames […]
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Update: Traffic Diverted to Avenue of the Giants; Fire on 101 Near Myers Flat
Flames are licking up the side of a steep hillside just north of Myers Flat along Hwy 101. According to the pilot of an air attack plane circling about 6:35 p.m., the fire is about one acre and moving at a moderate rate of speed. A PG&E worker began fighting the fire first and there […]
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Extrication Needed After Crash on 299
A single vehicle rolled over and one person is trapped in the vehicle at mile marker 33 on State Route 299, according to a report a CHP officer at the scene made to dispatch. The first call came in about 9:40 a.m. The dispatcher sent multiple agencies to the incident. An ambulance is responding. At […]
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[UPDATE: Fatal Crash; Deceased Motorcyclist Identified as Michael Anthony Tulley] Motorcycle Crash on 101 North of Redcrest
A motorcycle crashed 2 miles north of Pepperwood at 11:38 a.m. An air ambulance has been requested, according to the dispatcher speaking to emergency responders over the scanner. The motorcyclist is in the roadway. According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, multiple motorcyclists are now stopped along the roadside in the area. Please remember […]
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Vehicle Over Embankment North of Richardson Grove
A vehicle went over the embankment just north of the Legend of Bigfoot about seven miles north of the Mendocino/Humboldt County line, about 6:21 p.m., according to a report over the scanner and on the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page. The CHP page said that it is a Ford Explorer about 75 feet down a […]
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Safety Corridor Crash Closed 101 Early This Morning
Northbound U.S. Highway 101 was shut down for more than an hour in the Safety Corridor early this morning after a Toyota Tacoma struck a road construction safety barrier. According to CHP, 32-year-old Shaun Radomski of Newbury Park, California, was driving his 2015 pickup north of Indianola Cutoff when it rear-ended a Caltrans truck that […]