UPDATE from Eureka Police Department: “On December 7, 2020, an autopsy was performed on the 62-year-old female who was pronounced deceased after the December 2, 2020 vehicle collision at Broadway and West Wabash. Results of the autopsy determined that the female suffered a medical emergency that caused her death just prior to the collision. The […]
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Fatal Crash on Highway 299 East of Burnt Ranch, LoCo Reports
The Lost Coast Outpost is reporting at least one person has been killed in a car crash along Highway 299 east of Burnt Ranch near Ironside Mountain in Trinity County. Read the story here.
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Young Mother Dies, Infant Uninjured After being Hit on Broadway
A 25- year-old mother is dead after being hit by a car late Saturday night while pushing her infant in a stroller on Broadway in Eureka. The child was not injured. According to a Eureka Police Department release, the incident took place just around 11:45 p.m., when Kelsey Diffin was apparently pushing her child across […]
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Eureka Man Killed in 101 Crash
A Eureka man was killed last night in a crash on the U.S. Highway 101 safety corridor. According to CHP, William Clymer, 42, was attempting to turn onto the Indianola Cutoff from the southbound lanes when his GMC Jimmy was hit on the passenger side by a vehicle traveling northbound and overturned. Emergency personnel responded […]
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Drivers Killed in Fatal Benbow Crash Identified
The California Highway Patrol today released the identity of the two drivers involved in yesterday’s fatal head-on collision in Benbow. Teiwaz Steenblock-Smith, 32, of Willow Creek and Jamie Mae Sanchez, 44, of Eureka died in the crash, as did two dogs. According to the CHP, Steenblock-Smith was driving northbound on U.S. Highway 101 around 9:20 […]
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HSU Student Killed in Holiday Weekend Crash
A 19-year-old Humboldt State student was killed Nov. 30 when the 1996 Honda Civic he was driving westbound on State Route 20 in the Clearlake area lost traction on the wet roadway. According to the California Highway Patrol, the car crossed over the double yellow lines and into the eastbound lane, colliding head on with […]
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Eureka Man, Cattle Killed in Crash
A 75-year-old Eureka man and a load of 20 cattle were killed Sunday when he lost control of his truck for unknown reasons while traveling northbound on Alderpoint Road, broke through a railing on the bridge over Burr Creek and went over the side. The man, whose name has not yet been released, died at […]
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Whitethorn Man Killed in Morning Crash
A 33-year-old Whitethorn man was killed this morning after his car ran off Briceland Thorn Road, hit a bridge railing and overturned into McKee Creek, the California Highway Patrol reports. The driver, whose identity has not been released pending notification of family, was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been using a seatbelt. According […]
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UPDATE: CHP IDs Three Killed in Crash on Patrick’s Point Drive
UPDATE: The CHP has identified the three people killed in a crash on Patrick’s Point Drive early this morning as 44-year-old Trinidad resident James Cohee Jr., 28-year-old Eureka resident Chloe Chapman and 32-year-old Arcata resident Cody Behler. PREVIOUS: At 3:15 this morning, the California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle collision on Patrick’s Point Drive, […]
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Fatal Crash on State Route 36
Around 4 p.m. June 23, California Highway Patrol responded to a vehicle collision on State Route 36, west of Dinsmore. According to the CHP release, a 1988 Honda Sedan crashed head-on with a 2018 Dodge truck driven by Eureka resident Nate Howle, 44. The driver of the Honda reportedly drove the car onto the shoulder […]
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CHP: 1 Killed, 2 Injured in SR 299 Crash
A passenger in a minivan was killed and two others were seriously injured in a car crash on State Route 299 this morning, according to the CHP. According to a California Highway Patrol release, 63-year-old Eureka resident Mark Lindley lost control of his vehicle on the wet roadway west of Willow Creek just before 6 […]
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Redway Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash
A 38-year-old Redway man was killed just before 6 p.m. yesterday when his motorcycle drifted off Briceland Road and hit a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol. He died at the scene. Brian J. Hemphill was wearing a helmet, officials said in a news release, and the crash remains under investigation. The CHP states […]