UPDATE: The CHP clarified in a release today that Dustin Finson, who was killed in a motorcycle accident on Broadway in May, is not suspected in the theft of another man’s identification that initially led to a misidentification in the fatal collision. Press release from the CHP: HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. – On 05/02/2018 the Humboldt […]
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Eureka Man Killed in Solo Crash on 299
A 56-year-old Eureka man was killed late last night when his 2001 Porche drifted off of State Route 299 and rolled west of the Mad River Bridge. The driver was ejected from the vehicle and died on scene, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. Officials are withholding his identity until his family can […]
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Man Killed in Avenue of the Giants Crash
A man was killed this morning on Avenue of the Giants when his Toyota 4Runner veered off the road, down an embankment and collided with multiple trees. The accident remains under investigation but the California Highway Patrol reports that at about 10:20 a.m. the man was traveling north on Avenue of the Giants when, for […]
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SoCal Man Killed in State Route 36 Crash
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a single car crash on State Route 36 that left a 31-year-old Chula Vista man dead. The CHP believes Trenton Hudson was driving westbound on State Route 36 sometime on March 2 when, for unknown reasons, he allowed his vehicle to drift off the right edge of the roadway […]
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Arcata Police, Witnesses Describe How a Fight Erupted into Gunfire
Officers were approaching a parked car that they believed contained a man suspected of brandishing a firearm early this morning, when a 26-year-old man exited the vehicle and allegedly fired at least two shots at them, hitting a Humboldt State University officer in the leg and prompting the officers to return fire, fatally wounding the […]
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Officer Wounded, Suspect Killed in Arcata Plaza Shooting
A shootout in front of bar row on the Arcata Plaza around 2 a.m. left a Humboldt State University police officer wounded and a suspect dead. The officer’s injuries are considered serious but not life threatening. According to an Arcata Police Department press release, an APD officer was with the UPD officer investigating a report […]
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UPDATE: CHP ID’s Redding Man Killed in Suspected DUI Crash
UPDATE: The deceased man has been identified as Jarrod Waddle. Previously: A 35-year-old Redding man was killed early this morning when he lost control of his SUV and hit a tree off South G Street. The man, whose name is being withheld until officials can notify his family of his death, is suspected of having been […]
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Fiery Crash Involving Local Family Kills Two, Several Injured
Two people were killed, including a Eureka man, and several other members of a local family were injured in a fiery collision just after midnight on U.S. Highway 101 north of Willits. But a Good Samaritan pulled five injured passengers from the wreckage just before both vehicles burst into flames. Three Eureka residents — identified […]
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Sunday Crash on 101 Leaves 1 Dead, 1 Injured
An Oregon man was killed and his passenger suffered major injuries when the car they were in veered out of control before hitting the guardrail south of Tompkins Hill Road just after noon Sunday in a crash the CHP described as DUI related. According to witnesses, the driver — 45-year-old Johnnie David Evenson of Roseburg, […]
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Update: Bodies of Mother, Girls Recovered From Klamath River
Update: The CHP confirmed today that the bodies of Elizabeth Palmer and her two young girls have been recovered after their car crashed into the Klamath River over the weekend. Previously A diver working alongside the Orleans Volunteer Fire Department this morning found a car in the Klamath River that is believed to contain the […]
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Man Killed After Running into Traffic Near Garberville
A 32-year-old pedestrian was killed Saturday afternoon when he reportedly tried to run across U.S. Highway 101 near Garberville and was hit by a Subaru. Shortly after 1 p.m., Travis Rothwell, of Garberville, ran from the east across U.S. 101 and directly in front of a northbound 2001 Subaru Outback driven by a 20-year-old from […]
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Pedestrian Killed in Eureka Crash
An 80-year-old Eureka woman was killed yesterday morning when she was hit by a pickup truck while crossing F Street. According to the Eureka Police Department, Maria Bosnar was in the crosswalk on F Street and had the walk signal at about 9:55 a.m. when a pickup truck turning left onto F Street from Harris […]