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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‘Gives You Hope’: Ferndale High Student Honored for Helping Crash Victim
Recovering from a serious injury suffered in an Aug. 29 head-on car crash on Fernbridge, Monica Wells Anderson had one gnawing question. “The only thing she talked about with me,” recalls Janet Coppini, a friend of Wells Anderson’s who spoke to her by phone from the hospital, “was that there was this person who climbed […]
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UPDATE: SR 299 Open to One-Way Traffic After Crash-Caused Closure
UPDATE: State Route 299 is now open to one-way controlled traffic. PREVIOUS: Caltrans is reporting that State Route 299 is fully closed east of Lord Ellis Summit due to a collision. Reopening is estimated at 3:45 p.m. In a 1:13 p.m. tweet, the agency said a detour route is available on Chezem Road. No further details […]
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Bicyclist Killed in Last Week’s Collision Identified
The California Highway Patrol today identified the bicyclist killed in a March 23 collision on Herrick Avenue as Eureka resident Michael David Eagan. He was 75. According to the CHP, Eagan was riding northbound on Elk River Road shortly before 5 p.m. when, for reasons yet to be determined, he passed into the intersection with […]
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Bicyclist Killed in Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash yesterday afternoon on Herrick Avenue that killed a bicyclist. According to CHP, the cyclist — whose identity is not being released until their family can be notified — was riding northbound on Elk River Road shortly before 5 p.m. when, for reasons yet to be determined, they […]
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Arcata Mother Dies After Being Struck in Crosswalk
A young mother who likely saved her child’s life by pushing the toddler out of the way before she was hit by a car while they were walking in a crosswalk on St. Louis Road just before 1 p.m on Jan. 22 has died and an investigation into the crash is ongoing, according to the […]
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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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Man in His 30s Killed in UTV Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a 4-wheeler crash in Southern Humboldt that left a man in his mid-30s dead yesterday evening. According to a press release, the man was driving a side-by-side UTV at around 7 p.m. on a dirt road on private property near Island Mountain Road when he made an unsafe turn, […]
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Ferndale Man Killed in 101 Crash
A 67-year-old Ferndale resident was killed shortly after midnight today in a crash on U.S. Highway 101 that occurred after a large tree fell across the roadway south of Redcrest, blocking both lanes. The CHP reports the man, whose name has not been released, was in a semi truck traveling south when he hit the […]
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UPDATE: Fatal 101 Crash Near Redcrest
UPDATE: A 63-year-old Redway man died Monday evening after his truck went off U.S. Highway 101 south of Redcrest and down a steep embankment before hitting a tree, according to the CHP. The man, whose name has not yet been released, died at the scene. The crash, which happened around 5:20 p.m., remains under investigation. […]
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SECOND UPDATE: Pedestrian Killed on 101 Identified
SECOND UPDATE: The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the pedestrian killed on U.S. Highway 101 on Dec. 18 as Fortuna resident Derek Radcliffe. He was 40. UPDATE: The CHP today released new information on a fatal crash that occurred Dec. 18, which killed a 40-year-old Fortuna man, whose name has not yet been released. […]
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UPDATE: 101 Closed Near Confusion Hill
U.S. Highway 101 is completely blocked after a fully loaded semi carrying 77,000 pounds of top soil flipped onto its side, dropping its load across both the north and the south lanes. “We’re hoping it isn’t hazmatted,” said a spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol who had an officer at the scene. Because it is […]