DUI a Factor in Last Night’s Fatal Accident, Says CHP

Information provided by the California Highway Patrol:

CHP

The night of Tuesday, March 31, two occupants sustained fatal injuries out of a DUI collision on US-101, north of Arcata.
Just after 6 p.m., 57 year old William Larry Morris of Fortuna was driving a silver Hyundai Accent southbound on US-101, south of State Route 299, along with two adult female passengers.  Due to Morris driving while under the combined influence of alcohol and drugs, he allowed the vehicle to drive off the west roadway edge where the vehicle collided directly into a tree.  The female adult passenger who was seated in the right front seat sustained fatal injuries and was pronounced deceased at the scene.  The female adult passenger who was seated in the right rear seat was transported by ground ambulance to Mad River Community Hospital where she was pronounced deceased a short time later.  Morris sustained minor injuries and was ultimately booked into the Humboldt County Jail facility on felony DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter charges.  It was further discovered that Morris was driving on a suspended license.  The two female occupants who sustained fatal injuries were not wearing their seatbelts at the time of the collision.

A few minutes prior to this collision, CHP Humboldt Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call of a reckless driver in a silver sedan on US-101 Southbound, south of McKinleyville.  It is believed that this is the same vehicle that was involved in the traffic collision.

Agencies that responded to and assisted with this collision include the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office, Caltrans, Arcata Fire Protection District, Humboldt Bay Fire, City Ambulance of Eureka, and Mad River Community Hospital personnel.

This is the fifth fatal collision investigated by the CHP Humboldt Area office to date for the 2015 year that has resulted in a total of 7 fatal victims.  4 of these 7 victims are the result of DUI.  The CHP reminds motorists to dial 9-1-1 immediately if you suspect a driver to be DUI.

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[…] On March 31, William Larry Morris of Fortuna, allegedly under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, drove off Hwy 101 just north of Arcata resulting in the death of his two female passengers. […]