[UPDATE 7:41 p.m.] Hit and Run in Fortuna; One With Head Injuries
Background photo by Oliver Cory
At approximately 7:23 p.m., a hit and run occurred in Fortuna at Newburg Road and 12th Street, according to Fortuna’s Crime Graphic page.
Details are sketchy at this point but, according to the scanner, a single patient was located with head injuries. An ambulance responded to the scene.
There is debris in the roadway so please be careful in the area.
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
UPDATE 7:41 p.m.: According to emergency personnel speaking over the scanner, the patient, a woman, reports that she was rear-ended in her vehicle by another vehicle. She hit her head but is refusing further treatment.
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This is a really bad intersection. Witnessed 2 vehicles narrowly missing one another today. Traffic signals would definitely help.
🕯🌳Agreed, it’s almost as bad as Walbash and Broadway in Eureka.
There is a traffic signal at this intersection.
No, there is not. There is a stop sign on Newburg rd and a Yield sign on the freeway exit. Through traffic on 12th st.
Go look
12th and Newburg is the 45-degree intersection next to the tracks, just off the highway. No signal there.
You think that people who don’t notice a stopped vehicle in front of them will notice a couple little lights?
Slowing down and paying attention would definitely help!
🕯🌳Just walked through or past that very intersection and watched at least 5 people run the stop sign. Newburg road from 12th street to the Blvd is a lawyer’s dream. ADA,Ambulance chasers could all make a bucket load of cash. Tie downs for any poles are suppose to be covered by a special piece of reflective plastic, been the law since the 90’s,and with the lack of lighting you could hook yourself on an exposed cable or one that is improperly rapped and go to the hospital the n use the city. Driveways are not properly angled so that wheelchairs can transverse without tipping over. I’ve had to help at least 5 to 8 people right themselves, its embarrassing to the person in the chair.
No, there is not. There is a stop sign on Newburg rd and a Yield sign on the freeway exit. Through traffic on 12th st.
Go look
Kym, did you edit out my comment for some reason?
Yes, I believe you said something about slamming the other driver in jail so hard his head would break. Advocating/normalizing violence isn’t something I want on my site. https://kymkemp.com/2018/05/20/commenting-rules-on-redheaded-blackbelt/
The ONLY F=A=K=E=N=E=W=S === around here is YOUR POST!!!
No Kym, I said so his head would hurt like the lady he hit with his vehicle. I have seen worse comments than mine, and they don’t get the edit axe.
Here’s what you said.
If you see worse comments that make it through the edit process, then please point them out to me. I miss things.
Remember yours was up for awhile before I saw and deleted it.
Also, no worries either. I’ve commented things that I’ve deleted for breaking the rules. I don’t expect perfection.
I don’t see how my comment broke any rules Kym. I see the word hurt not break. You are in charge of my freedom of speech I guess, and there is nothing I can do about that.
I don’t know what to say other than it appears to wish violence/physical pain on someone else and I don’t allow that.
At this point I really could care less. I will write what I feel, and if take it down so be it.
Martin, please understand that further violations of a rule after it is brought to your attention can lead to moderation (your comment doesn’t show until I approve that it isn’t breaking rules) and in some cases, it can lead to banning the commenter.