PREVIOUSLY: Fatal Accident on Highway 36 Near Fisher Road

California Highway Patrol press release: 

Carlotta, California-On Wednesday, June 7, 2017, a Bridgeville resident was involved in a solo vehicle traffic collision on SR-36, west of Carlotta.

At approximately 10:58 a.m., Wende Dolores Carroll, was driving her 2003 Ford F150 westbound on State Route 36, west of Carlotta at an unknown speed and had just entered a right hand curve.  For unknown reasons, she allowed her pickup to cross into the eastbound lane.  Carroll then steered the pickup back in a southwesterly direction to turn back into the westbound lanes. The pickup entered the westbound lanes and continued to traverse in a southwesterly direction until it drove onto the south grassy shoulder and collided with a large Redwood tree.  Carroll immediately succumbed to her injuries. 

Alcohol is not a contributing factor to this collision.  The California Highway Patrol would like to thank the Fortuna Fire Department and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department for their assistance.