A bad crash on Broadway, near the intersection with Henderson Street, has moved northbound traffic onto sidestreets and slowed southbound traffic to a crawl. Definitely avoid the area.
North Coast News was at the scene a couple of minutes ago and had this report:
HAPPENING NOW: Members of Humboldt’s Latinx community burn sage in advance of Wednesdays evening’s Dia de Muertos Festival of Alters which takes place starting at 4 p.m. at Eureka’s Old Town Gazebo.
“There will be over a dozen personal family altars, themed altars, and one grand community altar inside the gazebo,” organizers said. Those who attend can also expect food, music and dance.
Highway 299 is now reopened. CHP is calling this a major injury accident.
todd / 8:30 p.m.
Per Willow IC, patient has been extricated and is in care of Hoopa Ambulance. Eastbound lanes of HW 299 are blocked and one way traffic control is in place. Fortuna and Willow Creek Fire are back to communicating amicably.
todd / 8:20 p.m.
Willow IC has CHP on scene and is requesting Cal Fire Fortuna dispatch contact CHP dispatch and request additional CHP and Caltrans resources for traffic control. Fortuna requested Willow IC go direct with CHP on scene for the request and a Willow Creek Fire unit responded that Fortuna needed to make the request for them. Willow IC is now advising that Hoopa Ambulance on scene is requesting to cancel their second ambulance and requesting Fortuna contact Hoopa Ambulance dispatch for the cancellation
todd / 8:08 p.m.
Willow Creek Chief 9200 is on scene assuming “Willow IC”, reporting that HW 299 is completely blocked
todd / 7:58 p.m.
Willow Creek Traffic Collision w/ Extrication: Highway 299 mile marker 34.4 west of Willow Creek for a single occupant trapped in their vehicle. CHP is reporting that it is a head on TC possibly involving 3 vehicles; For Willow Creek Fire w/ Hoopa Ambulance on order. CHP and HCSO also enroute; First unit at scene will be the “Willow IC”
Willow Creek Traffic Collision: Report of a 2 vehicle traffic collision on Highway 299 at mile marker 34 west of Willow Creek with one vehicle 40 feet over the side. Per HCSO, an off duty firefighter/paramedic is on scene and states that the patient is stable; For Willow Creek Fire w/ Hoopa Ambulance on order
Manila Vegetation Fire: Highway 255 at Peninsula Drive; Samoa Chief 8600 on scene reporting that this is a fire in a transient camp, requesting the full vegetation response continue.
School IC is advising that forward progress has been stopped on the McKinleyville vegetation fire
todd / 5:59 p.m.
Arcata Traffic Collision: Highway 101 between Samoa and S G St. for a vehicle that may have crossed the center divide, now multiple vehicles involved. CHP is at scene advising it is non-injury and fire resources are being canceled. Traffic on 101 may be affected
todd / 5:48 p.m.
McKinleyville Vegetation Fire: Northbound 101 at Exit 791 just south of School Rd.; For Arcata Fire all call, Cal Fire Engines 1274 and 1264, Westhaven Fire; Chief 8200 is at scene assuming “School IC”. Fire is reportedly burning uphill, multiple trees are involved and torching and there is threat to a field between 101 and Salmon Ave.
#Update: Kari Nelson and her dog have been located alive by a search team. Rescue crews are currently working to extract the two safely. Injuries are unknown. More information will be released tomorrow.
#Update: Crews continue searching for missing woman Kari Nelson in Southern #Humboldt. The Honeydew Volunteer Fire Department is assisting in this search. Mutual aid has been requested through @Cal_OES for additional support should the search continue into tomorrow.
Sergeant Cory Crnich of the Eureka Police Department tells Andrew Goff this all began from a call they received from someone associated with the Bayshore Mall. A single shot was fired by an EPD officer at “an animal.” No citizens were injured. No officers were injured, and there was no threat to the public, Crnich says.
More information should be available tomorrow.
Going Down @ 6:18 p.m.
Photos: Andrew Goff.
Bystanders tell the Outpost’s Andrew Goff, who is at the scene of the officer-involved shooting in Eureka, that they believe they heard five shots and that two dogs had been hit. (NOTE: The EPD says this is incorrect, above.)
This is all developing, of course. We’ll have more information later today or tomorrow.
todd / 6:09 p.m.
It sounds like shots were fired by the officer at the dog. It is unknown at this time if the dog was hit
todd / 6:07 p.m.
EPD has subjects detained. This appears to have started in the area of Bayshore Mall where another subject ran from EPD officers and was detained in the parking lot. No injuries have been reported to officers or suspects at this time.
todd / 6:01 p.m.
Eureka Foot Pursuit w/ Shots Fired And EPD officer is reporting that he was attacked by a dog during a foot pursuit of a male through the greenbelt behind the Six Rivers Forest Service Headquarters and shots fired have been fired. Now out with multiple subjects screaming, requesting additional units. E watch units are coming on duty and responding code 3
Engine 1274 is on scene of the reported vegetation fire and advises other responding units can cancel. Copter 909 is clearing and returning to Kneeland
todd / 3:21 p.m.
McKinleyville Area Vegetation Fire: Report of a fire on Green Diamond property north of Murray Rd. with Green Diamond advising possible access from the area of Murray and Hughs Way; For Cal Fire, Arcata Fire all call, Westhaven Fire, Fieldbrook Fire, Copter 102; Responding units stage at the gate
unofficial / 4:18 a.m.
Per Willow Creek Chief 9204, Hoopa Ambulance advises that the victim is 11-44 [deceased]; Fire personnel are remaining on scene for now
unofficial / 4:04 a.m.
Willow Creek Fire is clear to go in, they report that Hoopa Ambulance is not on scene yet
unofficial / 4:02 a.m.
Re Hwy 96 call, CPR in progress
unofficial / 3:58 a.m.
Willow Creek Chief 9204 in area and staging pending HCSO’s OK to go in
unofficial / 3:54 a.m.
Willow Creek, reported assault or possibly
gunshot victim down & unresponsive, Hwy 96 north of Willow Creek; HCSO, Willow Creek fire and ambulance responding
The following was posted on the Fortuna Police Department’s social media page at 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday night:
The Fortuna Police Department is aware of the Snapchat school threat circulating social media. We are in active communication with school officials and are actively investigating.
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