California Highway Patrol press release: 

 

On 06/23/2019, at approximately 1554 hours, Humboldt Area CHP responded to a report of a vehicle collision on SR-36, west of Dinsmore.  Upon arrival officers determined a 1988 Honda sedan had been involved in a head-on collision with a 2018 Dodge Pickup driven by 44 year old Nate Howe of Eureka.  While traveling eastbound on SR-36 the driver of the Honda allowed it to drift on to the shoulder before traveling back across the road and into the oncoming lane where it collided with the Dodge.

Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene and provided aid to the involved parties, however the driver of the Honda did not survive his injuries and was pronounced deceased.

Identification of the driver of the Honda is pending notification of next of kin.

Excessive speed and alcohol impairment, on the part of the Honda driver, are believed to have been a factor in this collision.

The California Highway Patrol Humboldt Area is continuing its investigation into this collision and is asking anyone with additional information to contact the Humboldt Area CHP Office at 707-822-5981 or to send an email to humboldt_area.humboldt_area@chp.ca.gov