UPDATE 11:52 P.M.: All lanes now open.

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CHP dispatch is reporting that an injury accident on Hwy 299 just east of the 101 interchange has shut down the eastbound lane until a tow truck can remove the Hyundai Accent.

There appears to have been a hit and run.  Law enforcement is currently searching in the Arcata area for the suspect vehicle, a white sedan of unknown make which “should have left side dmg and some pieces hanging frm the front.” 

See CHP dispatch for updates.