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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Fatal Collision on Myrtle Avenue
California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle collision near Myrtle Avenue and Russell Lane earlier this morning that resulted in one fatality and an arrest. According to the report, when law enforcement arrived they found that a 2008 Nissan Altima collided with two parked vehicles. The driver of the Nissan, Ismael Lopez Jr., and the […]
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Woman, 72, Dies After Being Hit in Eureka
A 72-year-old woman has died after being hit by a car around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday while she was attempting to cross West Henderson Street at Central Street in Eureka. According to a news release, a preliminary investigation indicates the woman was not in the crosswalk when she was struck. The driver said she did not […]
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Fatal Collision on Herrick Ave
Earlier this morning, California Highway Patrol helped the Eureka Police Department locate a tan Jeep Cherokee as part of a welfare check on its driver, Timothy McTague, Sr., the vehicle and McTague’s body was found at a fatal collision site in the driveway of a residence on Herrick Avenue. When emergency medical personnel responded to the scene […]
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Fourth Update: Two McKinleyville Women Killed in 101 Crash
FOURTH UPDATE: In a press release, the California Highway Patrol has identified the two McKinleyville women killed in yesterday’s crash as 46-year-old Terra Smith, who CHP identified as the driver, and 64-year-old Andra Cooper, her passenger. THIRD UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol reports that two unidentified McKinleyville women were killed in this afternoon’s collision on […]
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UPDATED: State Route 36 Crash Kills Mad River Man
UPDATE: The victim of the fatal collision has been identified as Joseph Daniel Westcott, 43 years old, of Mad River, CA. Previously: A 43-year-old Mad River resident was killed around 6 a.m. today in a head-on crash with a fully-loaded log truck while he was driving a Honda Civic in the wrong lane of State […]
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Cyclist Killed in Eureka
An unidentified bicyclist was hit and killed by a pickup truck yesterday evening at F and Trinity streets in Eureka. According to a Eureka Police Department press release, the cyclist was traveling north on F Street and ran a stop sign and traveled directly into the path of an oncoming 1971 Chevrolet pickup truck that […]