UPDATE - 09/07/2014 @ 9:45 AM:  All lanes of Mrytle Avenue have been re-opened to normal traffic at approximately 0330 hours this morning.

UPDATE, 6:35 p.m.:

Here’s a press release from the CHP:

On September 6, at approximately 0100 hours, Malachi Herrera-Ayala, age 20, was driving his 2009 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck westbound on Mrytle Avenue west of Spears Road.  For reasons still under investigation by the California Highway Patrol - Humboldt Area, Mr. Herrera-Ayala made an unsafe turning movement and allowed his vehicle to drive off the roadway and strike a wooden utility pole.  The initial impact caused damage to three additional wooden utility poles, and both lanes of Myrtle Avenue were completely blocked by debris.  The vehicle’s airbags deployed upon impact, however Mr. Herrera-Ayala, who was also properly restrained with a seatbelt, was not injured.  DUI is not believed to be a factor in this collision.

After the collision occurred, a separate uninvolved vehicle of a passerby became stranded inside the scene, which contained downed utility poles and wires, and had to be left overnight (unoccupied) until it could be safely removed during the repair operations.  The passerby was not injured as a result of this incident, and safely retrieved their vehicle during daylight hours.  

TRAFFIC ADVISORY:  It is anticipated that Myrtle Avenue will be completely closed until approximately 1900-2000 hours tonight (September 6th), at which time it will re-open to one-way controlled traffic.  A complete re-opening of Myrtle Avenue is anticipated to take place a few hours later at approximately midnight. 

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Original post:

According to CHP dispatch, Myrtle Avenue has been closed east of Eureka due to utility poles in the roadway.  Several poles fell as the result of a no injury accident that was reported about 12:50 this morning. 

We are working on getting more information.