Eureka Police Dept. Press Release:

On 11/20/13 at approximately 5:23 p.m., Eureka Police Officers were dispatched to Buhne Street and J Street on the report of an injury traffic collision between a pickup truck and a sedan. 

Upon arrival officers found a 2011 VW Jetta with major front end damage that was blocking the northbound lane of J Street at Buhne Street. The driver of the VW, identified as forty-six year old Gerald Green of Eureka, and a female juvenile passenger were transported by ambulance to Saint Joseph Hospital. A 2007 Ford F-150 driven by thirty-seven year old Jamie Christie of Eureka, fled the scene in the vehicle. 

Based on witnesses’ statements, Christie drove the Ford southbound on J Street, failed to stop at a stop sign at Buhne Street, and collided with the VW which was being driven eastbound on Buhne Street. Christie then fled in the Ford eastbound on Buhne Street. 

The Ford was later located in an alley to the rear of Christie’s residence in the 900 block of Huntoon Street. Officers searched Christie’s residence per his probation status and determined that he had fled from the dwelling. The Ford was towed as evidence. 

On 11/21/13 at 3:31 p.m., Christie turned himself in at the Eureka Police Department. Christie was placed under arrest for felony hit & run, driving on a suspended license, and violating his probation conditions. Christie was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility. Christie is currently on probation for driving under the influence of alcohol.