On June 29, 2024, at approximately 10:35 PM, Humboldt Communication Center (CHP
Dispatch) received a 9-1-1 call of a crash involving a motorcycle on Redwood Drive, north of
the community of Redway. Redway Volunteer Fire Department, City Ambulance, and CHP
arrived on scene and provided life saving measures to the rider. The rider, Raul Villalobos, a
34-year-old Eureka resident, was transported to Jerold Phelps Medical Center in Garberville, where he was pronounced deceased. Villalobos was not wearing a helmet at the time of
the crash.
A preliminary investigation shows Villalobos was riding his motorcycle northbound on
Redwood Drive at a high rate of speed. Villalobos laid the motorcycle down, it left the
roadway, and struck the embankment. The CHP Garberville Area Office is investigating the
cause of the crash.
The California Highway Patrol wants to remind motorists the importance of wearing
appropriate safety equipment while riding motorcycles, including Department of
Transportation (DOT) approved helmets.
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