A 34-year-old Eureka resident was killed Saturday evening in a motorcycle crash on Redwood Drive north of Redway, according to a California Highway Patrol news release. The CHP release states Raul Villalobos was not wearing a helmet at the time of the 10:35 p.m. crash which a preliminary investigation indicates occurred while the rider was […]
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UPDATE: Fatality in Broadway Collision Last Night
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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Public Health Reports Another COVID-19 Death, 26 New Cases
Humboldt County has recorded another COVID-19 related death, Public Health announced this afternoon in a grim report that also included a new hospitalization and 26 additional cases confirmed since Friday, which seems to push the county past a state threshold and into another tier of restrictions. The death — which the Joint Information Center said […]
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One Found Dead After Arcata Apartment Fire
One person was found dead after in an apartment fire that broke out in Arcata before dawn this morning, according to Police Chief Brian Ahearn. “Arcata Fire located one body inside of a ground floor unit,” Ahearn said. “The person was deceased.” The cause of the fire, which broke out just before 5:30 a.m. in […]
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UPDATE: CHP: Driver Tried to Flee After Crashing into Humboldt Hill Home
UPDATE: The 25-year-old driver of a truck that crashed into the bedroom of a Humboldt Hill Road home, killing a man and injuring a woman, was held at the scene by bystanders after he tried to flee, according to CHP. A California Highway Patrol release states Fields Landing resident Ryder Stapp was “at a high […]
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Blue Lake Man Dies in Motorcycle Crash After High-Speed Pursuit
A 26-year-old Blue Lake man died today in a motorcycle crash shortly after law enforcement called off a high-speed pursuit after attempting to pull him over on State Route 299 for reportedly driving in excess of 100 mph, according to a CHP release. The California Highway Patrol reports that a Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office deputy […]
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CHP: Pedestrian Death Near Westhaven Being Investigated
A pedestrian injured in an apparent hit and run on northbound U.S. Highway 101 near Sixth Avenue in Westhaven died this morning after being taken to St. Joseph Hospital. The man, whose name and age have not been released pending notification of next of kin, was found by a passing motorist just after 5:30 a.m. […]
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2nd UPDATE: Man Found Dead on U.S. Highway 101 Died of Gunshot Wounds
2nd UPDATE: Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Samantha Karges confirmed this morning that Salvatore Riccobono IV died from “multiple gunshot wounds.” Karges could not say how Riccobono’s body ended up on U.S. Highway 101 near Salmon Creek, where it was struck by a driver in the early hours of April 23. She also could not release any […]
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2nd UPDATE: Suspect Surrenders in Fatal Hit and Run
2nd UPDATE: At about 6:30 p.m. today, 33-year-old Benjamin Shermis, of Arcata, came into the California Highway Patrol’s Arcata office and admitted he was the river in last night’s fatal hit-and-run collision on U.S. Highway 101, according to the CHP. The CHP reports that Shermis was subsequently arrested for felony hit and run and booked […]
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Eureka Motorcyclist 16th Vehicle Fatality of 2017
A motorcyclist who collided with a car yesterday on Broadway is the 16th roadway fatality of 2017. The biker, a 39-year old man whose name has not yet been released, was riding southbound at around 6:20 p.m. yesterday when he collided with a northbound car near the intersection of Broadway and Sunset Road. The reason for […]
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UPDATE: CHP Reports Three Fatalities in State Route 299 Crash
Second Update: The CHP has confirmed that 3-year old Aubrey, the Woods’ daughter, has succumbed to her injuries. Update: The CHP has confirmed the name of the passenger in the Chrysler who died in the crash as 53 year old Janine Elaine Orcutt of Hoopa. Previously: The California Highway Patrol is reporting two fatalities — including an […]
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First Fatal Car Crash of Year Suspected to Be DUI
A 52-year old Eureka man was Humboldt’s first road death of 2017. The California Highway Patrol reports that at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 1 the man, who has not been named, rolled a GMC Sierra off Mountain View Road near Kneeland. He was ejected and fatally injured; his passenger, also injured, walked several miles […]