Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian, Building, and Sign This Morning; Two Sent to Hospital
For unknown reasons, a woman driving a Subaru west on 6th Street drifted off the roadway and struck a pedestrian just as they were stepping off the curb at the intersection of 6th and G, according to what a witness said to Eureka Police Officer E. Wilson in an interview with North Coast News this morning.
The female driver collided with one pedestrian and also hit the building and a parking sign. A second pedestrian was not struck.
Both the pedestrian and the driver were sent to the hospital with minor injuries.
The cause of the crash is under investigation but a DUI does not appear to be a factor.
North Coast News’ video from this morning.
Note: An earlier version of this story said the crash occurred on G Street which has now been corrected to 6th.
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Doesn’ t G run more or less North and South?
It does for most of it’s journey. But in the northernmost section at Wabash Ave, it makes a jog to the west. And while it is still largely to the north, many people (including apparently me) see the Bay as to the west. I’ve updated this to read northwest.
No g street goes north and south lived on the south end t for 20years in my younger days you can go north or west in Eureka to get to the bay that picture is on 6th street numbered streets in Eureka go east and west lettered streets go north and south
Was she texting? Or was she on Facebook reading hilarious jokes?
I saw it happened she ran a red light swerving back and forth hit the person and hit the side of the building
Did you contact EPD? (707) 441-4060 If you haven’t, I’m sure they could use that information.
It was on F St not G st get the information right sheesh
Erica, it was G. The car had not yet reached F. F St is still 20 feet in front of the car. Unless the car was going backward, then, of course, you are correct.
The Subaru is on 6th Street, not G Street in the photo shown.
Said the intersection of 6th and G Street.
I think their point is the article is wrong. The Subaru was obviously driving West on 6th before the collision
And they would be right…sigh. Fixed. I think I need a do over.
🕯🌳Hopefully everyone is alright, but at least they ended up in the green zone.
For unknown reasons??? My money is on something to do with a cell phone.
them things won’t drive themselves
I was thinking medical issue but the I got to thinking about all the murals that sprung up along 6th. Maybe the person was distracted by those. I know I had to drag myself back to paying attention to driving when I first saw them.
Thanks for not crashing into the only decent candy store in Northern CA!
That said, there has been a bumper (car) crop of wrecks lately! Please drive safely, be careful, be good and be safe!
Makes me wonder if anybody might be driving while impaired?
Or driving while in a Subaru… Embarrassing!
I like my Subaru. 4wd, dead reliable, and 30+mpg on the highway. Other than the granny stying, what’s not to like?
Well, it’s a progression of the “Peoples Car” designed by Hitler, but other than that, they are cheap, crappy, very ugly and slow, and they don’t handle or stop very well, just like a 1963 VW bug.
I wouldn’t be caught deceased in a Subaru, since they are always getting passed, spit on, and reviled, all while having absolutely zero class… And they seem to be involved in more than a few crashes while having a poor safety rating…
The perfect car for old people and women who know nothing about cars except where the gas goes…
Wow. “Poor safety rating”?
“Subaru leads the pack in a new rating of safest cars, with seven models in the top category …”FORBES
BTW- The Peoples car was NOT ‘designed’ by Hitler. A simple Google would tell you that.
I take it you are far from an automotive ‘expert’?
Who pissed in your cereal anyway?
Thanks jim. My sentiments exactly.
Trolling much? https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/subaru/forester/safety says it is pretty good. If I didn’t need my 3/4 ton diesel PU, I would probably get one. I did hear that it needs to be driven a bit differently than most on demand 4 wheel drive but, after learning, they are great cars.
Jesus Billy, You’ve obviously never been in a WRX.
And thanks for discounting my 30 years in the automotive industry. I bought it because of my long experience.
They also have a very high safety rating. But you probably discount that as a guvermint conpseericy?
Let me guess, you have a Dodge?
Wouldn’t drive a Dodge, either… Always spinning out into the bushes!
Subarus are, aw never mind! Enjoy!
Terrible brakes on Subaru, I’ll give you that. At least they make manual transmission vehicles. Automatics are for wee weepers.
There used to be a WRX that a Dodge Viper couldn’t handle at the Samoa amateur drags.
Really, my Subaru Baja flies past everyone else. Not all Subaru’s suck.
Are you for real? Subaru’s are great vehicles! Very popular and safe. My son has owned 2 and loves them.
Sorry to say, it hasn’t been decent sinse they stopped selling root beer barrels.
Ridiculous. It’s great, considering what a pathetic town it is located within…
Dang. What got your shorts in a knot this morning?
Billy, you must be miserable with life, so negative.
What type of candy do they sell? Do you know if they have milk chocolate covered marsh mellows? Those are amoung my favorite candy and I have a lot of trouble finding them in this area. It really sucks because sometimes my son needs them as he cannot have any other type of candy. Dark chocolate has landed him in the ER two times so milk chocolate is a must. At this point it has become a medical issue and a lawsuit could be filed very easily (and we will win) if this candy is not provided at many more locations around the county. Living in Rio Dell we simply cannot afford to drive to Eureka over three times a week to get his candy-medicine. Perhaps the stores could provide a gas card for our travels? Perhaps the candy could be sent overnight to our home? I’m running out of patience and options here people! My husband Maxwell does not know what to do. Please help us with this. Thanks
I am sure your letter is some joke on “medical necessity” drug use, but, it’s easy to buy some marshmallows and some chocolate of any color you like, melt the choc and pour it upon the marshmallows! You can buy bulk chocolate at Trader Joe’s for about $4.50/lb…
There used to be a candy bar called Rocky Road, that was sort of like this!
Also, at Candy Box, in Marysville, they sell Rocky Road by the pound, in Milk and Dark.
I haven’t been to Partrick’s in a couple minutes, but I believe they may have your drug of choice!
There, now you won’t have to hire Melvin Belli or Perry Mason… Drive Safely please!
This is not a joke at all, and I do not appreciate you calling my son a drug user! He has a medical condition where if he is given dark chocolate he has heart palpitations and has to be admitted to the ER, then ICU. I have consulted many attorneys on the issue and you will be named in the lawsuit if you continue your accusations on here or any other site. You can and will be arrested as well. This is my sons health here, not some joke.
You so have to be a troll, or at least severely delusional.
Billy or Judy?
Judy
Hi Judy. I’m sending you 100 pounds of 90% cacao chocolate if you’ll give me your address. That would fix your problem.
Lol!
Get ’em, Judy!
Patrick’s is or is closing
Or they can just drive to Ferndale.
Billy – I think Melvin is dead and I know Perry Mason is. Even the actor that portrayed him is dead.
This photograph is on 6th, just before F street (which is a one-way street that heads just south of west. If she was on G street (which runs roughly SE-NW), she turned the corner onto F in a pretty wide arc before she stopped in front of Partricks. She traveled almost a block before coming to a stop.
Subaru drivers are the new BMW drivers. Add in a cell phone, and look out!
And, I think there is an age requirement to buy one.
All’s I can say, is they seem to appeal to Millennials who never learned to drive, exactly, and older women who think that “I need a 4WD, to get to work…”
Subaru’s must be tricky to drive, since they crash so often, or maybe it’s the spiritual vortex present in Eureka, the one that is sucking the town down the drain, which is located by the sinkhole on Myrtle Av…
They crash so often because they are everywhere in Humboldt due to their durability. Subaru’s and Toyota’s everywhere.
I see Tacoma’s crashing all the time. Is it because they’re “tricky to drive”?
Guess you don’t remember some lunatic who used to post on here about how all Toyota drivers were criminals! It could have been Billy.
dam “evil” cars. we need to have stricter laws on automobiles . everyone needs to turn in there hot rods,growdozers, 4x4s,dirty oil burning subarus, ego stroking lambos, and anything that might pose a treat to the public like steel bumpers and long antennas. control,regulation, confiscation,taxation and abolishment needs to be put in place so we can keep these evil cars n trucks off the street. they are killing thousands of people alone in california! this needs to stop! now! everyone only needs a electric nissan Leaf with a 55 mph govener on it. anything else is just overcompansating for a small penis. stop the maddness people and turn in your “evil” automobiles.
Especially all those”old lady” Subarus…
What are ladies supposed to drive… “old man” cars?
It’s a matter of risk versus return. The ease of movement provides a lot of opportunity for almost everyone. Therefore almost everyone is willing to put up with the negatives in exchange for easy opportunity. However restricting availability which seems to offer little opportunity for anyone but criminals also seems an easy win. “Seems” is a tricky proposition though. Somethings that seem easy turn out to have unforseen consequences and “easy” also may turn out to be impossible.
I suggest that there is a solution that is easy and effective but is totally resisted by most people. And that is to emphasize good public manners. Now go ahead and laugh without considering what is said. The chorus of “why should I have to” self centeredness will likely defeat civility but it answers a lot of the problems. A person who is civil in general would be unlikely to use either guns or cars carelessly or as weapons unless at the utmost provocation. Which is self control not needing so much outside control.
Stop educating with the constant effort of promoting self worth. Instead promote manners which are easily adopted by most people and allows them to earn their own self worth by displaying civic virtues. Then they don’t need so damn much nagging.
I like it guest. Too bad we focus on political correctness,racism and division and not common courtesy.
What about women, do they have to compensate for a small penis? And common sense is certainly not to be found in this comment section.
Stop the madness and ban internal combustion engines and plastic PERIOD. Hippycrits abound in Humboldt.
As for the crash, IMHO every f-ing driver in Eureka is distracted. I was nearly run over other day at Burre Center by some young dumbfluck who was looking the other way while driving straight for me! This happens to me at least weekly. Homicidal drivers of HumCo.
I agree. We must also ban dark chocolate as my son has a special condition. Thank you
Probably on their phone. Any cameras around?
most likely enjoying the new murals. best walk sixth street to fully enjoy. Pardricks is a fine chocolate stop.
I got there right after the car stopped. She appeared to be having a seizure and was not able to unlock the door. Convulsing, drooling and foaming. Then, when the EMT’s arrived she stopped convulsing. She was out of it. Like didnt know where she was, then she unlocked the door.
Oh my god! How terrible! What a terrible thing happened! Thank god no one was killed! Poor lady…
Wondering where the red light (one of the readers said she ran through) is before Partrick’s on 6th and F. There is a light at 6th and H. Did she run through that light and continue to recklessly drive on down the road? There have been a lot of vehicle mishaps and pedestrians as targets these days. Everybody be aware of your surroundings and be on high alert! It’s getting crazier on the roads these days!
Yes. Ran a red light then went a block, went over the curb, struck a pedestrian, ricocheted of a building, and took down two signs before stopping almost two blocks down from the light.
I was there, she had a seizure in my opinion
I seen it happen. I called 911. She was having a seizure. It started on 6th & H st. ( where I was working).She rolled for two blocks before stopping. Just glad no one seriously hurt.
Terrible situation.
❤️️ to everybody.
How does a pedestrians or another car prepare for something like that?
What’s up with seizures while driving?
Not uncommon here.
I seen it happen. I called 911. She was having a seizure. It started on 6th & H st. ( where I was working).She rolled for two blocks before stopping. Just glad no one seriously hurt.