A 40-year-old Eureka man died Monday night in a solo-vehicle crash on State Route 299 after apparently making an unsafe turn to the right that sent his truck and trailer into an embankment before overturning, according to CHP. Daniel Ryan Cox was wearing a seatbelt and traveling westbound in a Ford F-250 with an attached […]
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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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Former McKinleyville High School Wrestler Dies in Highway Accident
A 20-year old former McKinleyville High School Panther has died from injuries sustained in a traffic accident east of Titlow Hill Road. Ramiro Melecio, who also studied at College of the Redwoods, was driving east on State Route 299 yesterday afternoon when he failed to negotiate a left-hand turn, left the roadway and collided with […]
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No Charges in Fatal June Crash
The Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office has opted not to pursue criminal charges against a 21-year-old woman who lost control of her truck on State Route 299 in June, killing a hitchhiker she’d picked up earlier in the day. The California Highway Patrol arrested Adryan Nicole Pollock, of Eureka, on June 16 at the scene […]
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Eureka Woman Released after Thursday’s Manslaughter Arrest, Victim Identified
A 21-year-old Eureka woman arrested last week on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter has been released from jail after no charges were filed against her in the case. The California Highway Patrol arrested Adryan Nicole Pollock shortly after after 6 p.m. on June 16, after she’d allegedly lost control of the 2008 Dodge pickup she was […]
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Hitchhiker Killed in Rollover Crash
A single car rollover crash on State Route 299 left an unidentified hitchhiker dead on Thursday and a 21-year-old Eureka woman jailed on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. According to the California Highway Patrol, Adrian Pollock was driving eastbound in her 2008 Dodge pickup with her two young children, her husband, a friend and a hitchhiker […]
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Hoopa Man Dies After Weekend Crash
An 82-year-old Hoopa man injured in a Sunday car crash has died, the California Highway Patrol announced today. Christopher F. Colgrove reportedly drove his Lexus sedan head-on into an oncoming pickup truck on State Route 299, east of East Fork Bridge, shortly before noon Sunday. No update was provided as to the condition of the […]
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UPDATE: Third Person Dies from Weekend Crashes
A second person died from injuries in Saturday’s State Route 36 crash. in Saturday’s State Route 36 crash. The coroner’s office announced 21-year-old Savannah Kiana Kindred, of Capitola, died in the hospital on the morning of Feb. 23. PREVIOUSLY: Two people were killed in separate crashes Friday and Saturday nights. Just before 10 p.m. Friday, motorcyclist Jerry […]