Car Flies Off the Freeway and Into Arcata Transit Center Complex Building

Photos: Eric Bloom

Just after 6 p.m., a car traveling southbound through Arcata left the freeway and crashed into a building in the Arcata Transit Center complex.

The California Highway Patrol, Arcata Police, Arcata Fire and an ambulance responded to the scene. According to scanner traffic, one person from the car was taken from the scene of the crash and placed into an ambulance.

Follow updates from the CHP below.


6:06 p.m.
[2] SOLO VEH FLEW OFF THE FREEWAY AND INTO THE ARCATA TRANSIT CENTER — THE BUS STATION AT 925 E ST
6:07 p.m.
[4] PTY TRANS TO CDF — OLDER TOYT COA
6:09 p.m.
[5] PER ANOTHER RP SEVERAL VEHS PULLED TO THE RS ALSO
6:10 p.m.
[6] 1039 ARP PD COPIES ALSO
6:10 p.m.
[7] APD HAS 3 UNITS 1097
6:12 p.m.
Unit Assigned
6:12 p.m.
Unit Enroute
6:13 p.m.
Unit At Scene
6:16 p.m.
Unit At Scene
6:17 p.m.
[8] ROLL 1185 3A TO 925 E ST / GRY TOYT COA
6:17 p.m.
Unit At Scene
6:18 p.m.
[10] 1039 BUDDYS TOW ENRT AS 3A
6:30 p.m.
Unit Cleared
6:43 p.m.
[13] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP

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