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•  I Street Closed in Downtown Eureka Following Huge, Multivehicle Crash; Pedestrian Struck
• EPD Identify 66-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in Yesterday’s Downtown Collision; Witnesses Asked to Come Forward to Assist Investigation

Eureka Police Department press release: 

The Eureka Police Department is still actively investigating the May 22, 2024 fatal pedestrian collision that occurred on the 900 block of I Street in Eureka. However, at this point in the investigation and supported by the evidence collected during the investigation, a Ramey Warrant was issued for Maria Cuevas, 30 years old from Eureka, for violations of Vehicular Manslaughter with Gross Negligence and Hit and Run Causing Death or Injury. Additional charges of felony DUI causing bodily injury were submitted to the District Attorney’s office for review as Cuevas admitted to using Nitrous Oxide just prior to the collision.

Cuevas is currently in custody at the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on the above noted charges and is being held on $65,000 bond and a probation hold.