[UPDATE 12:51 p.m.] Rollover Accident on 6th and H in Eureka; 6th Street Closed

A fireman searches the rolled over vehicle. [All photos by Mark McKenna]

A fireman searches the rolled over vehicle. [All photos by Mark McKenna]

Around 12:30 p.m., two vehicles, a white Subaru and a Silver Ford Escape, collided near the intersection of 6th and H Streets in Eureka.

6th Street is closed at H. Traffic is being diverted from 6th up H. One southbound lane is closed on H Street.

 

A fireman searches the rolled over vehicle.

A fireman spreads sand around the rolled over vehicle. [All photos by Mark McKenna]

UPDATE 12:51 p.m.: One woman from the Ford Escape was transported for a wrist injury. There were five four people in the Subaru including an infant.

 

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Lone ranger
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Lone ranger
5 years ago

Speed limit must be 55 mph thru there

Muddy Black Dodge
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5 years ago
Reply to  Lone ranger

65 thru that part of town…

Right!
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Right!
5 years ago
Reply to  Lone ranger

Only when you’re running the light, though!

Tyler
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Tyler
5 years ago
Reply to  Lone ranger

I’ve lost count the number of times I’ve seen people go the wrong way right here.

Yup
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Yup
5 years ago
Reply to  Lone ranger

People never do less than 40.

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
5 years ago

Roll over & play dead???!!! ;op Sorry I couldn’t resist!!!

Mobius Dancer
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Mobius Dancer
5 years ago

There is a light at that intersection… 6th is one way. I’d say the Subaru “won” the encounter, but how fast do you have to be going (separately and mutually) to flip a car at an intersection? Not a subject I’ve put much study into, but I’d be curious to hear what the answer is.

I like stars
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I like stars
5 years ago
Reply to  Mobius Dancer

I wonder the same thing. It seems like Eureka has an abnormal number of rollovers.

zookeeper
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zookeeper
5 years ago
Reply to  Mobius Dancer

My dad was a physics expert and used to testify in court in cases just like this. The calculations always hurt my head..lol But my guess is that car hitting the flipped car was the one speeding, if the hit was perpendicular that is.

The striking car is low to the ground, upsetting the rollover factor of the one with the higher stance. But even still the strike would have to be hard (increased by higher speeds) to flip the other car upside down. Otherwise it would’ve just scooted the struck car a bit sideways.

Mobius Dancer
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Mobius Dancer
5 years ago
Reply to  zookeeper

Thank you. This explains the physics and makes a lot of sense. Yes, braining the math for this sort of stuff is an either or sort of thing (you can or you don’t). But the detail of how fast the Subaru was going still niggles at bit… And who was running the light?

Bushytails
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Bushytails
5 years ago

I would assume someone ran the light, nothing to do with speed. Well, of the velocity variety. The other variety is quite popular in eureka…

Dan Fuller
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Dan Fuller
5 years ago
Reply to  Bushytails

Agreed, all TOO popular!!!

Guest
Guest
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5 years ago
Reply to  Bushytails

Although it’s obvious someone was going too fast and someone went through a red light, there are a lot of signals in a short distance through H and I and 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th. A quick glance could make it possible to see multiple lights and be confused as to which is which. Treating those intersections going both ways with caution is a good idea.

CnD
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CnD
5 years ago

It’s a good thing that gas can (shown in one of the photos with the Ford) didn’t leak or spill during the rollover! Maybe it was empty?

Ice
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Ice
5 years ago

Good thing it was a Ford Escape…if it was a ford Trapped it could have been worse.

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Guest
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5 years ago
Reply to  Ice

(Raspberries)

KitKat
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KitKat
5 years ago

Too bad about the antifreeze spill from the Subaru running down the gutter into the nearby storm drain.

Oh the laughter!!!
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Oh the laughter!!!
5 years ago
Reply to  KitKat

No worries. Propolyene glycol is a food additve. ☠☠☠☠

Bambi's Dad
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Bambi's Dad
5 years ago

Ethylene glycol is antifreeze, not propylene glycol.

Sam
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Sam
5 years ago

See Church, say prayer

Hello
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Hello
5 years ago

He bought his way out of this bullshit didn’t he.