Spike Strip, High Speed Pursuit Leads to Crash on Near Herrick Avenue
This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
On Nov. 15, 2019, at about 3 a.m., Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies on patrol in the area of Singley Hill Road, Loleta, attempted a traffic stop for a vehicle code violation. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as 46-year-old David William Mahle of Eureka, failed to yield and a pursuit ensued.
David William Mahle
Deputies pursued the vehicle onto U.S. Highway 101 northbound where the driver reached speeds in excess of 100 mph. Officers with the California Highway Patrol and the Eureka Police Department were requested to assist deputies. The pursuit continued into and around the Humboldt Hill community. A spike strip was successfully deployed on Humboldt Hill Road. As the vehicle again entered Highway 101 it became disabled, crossing the center median of the highway and crashing into the marsh near the Herrick Avenue southbound on-ramp.
Mahle and a passenger, later identified as 41-year-old Kevin Eric Wangler of McKinleyville, fled from the vehicle on foot and were quickly apprehended by law enforcement on scene.
Kevin Eric Wangler
Mahle was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of felony evading, resisting a peace officer, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public health, driving on a suspended license and failure to provide vehicle registration.
Wangler was booked into the Humboldt County Correctional Facility on charges of resisting a peace officer, conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public health and violation of probation, in addition to a felony warrant for revocation of Post Release Community Supervision.
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office would like to thank our partnering agencies, the California Highway Patrol and the Eureka Police Department, for assisting with the pursuit and apprehension of these two subjects.
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There is a never ending stream of scumbags in this county
No drugs or weapons? No legal pot or even alcohol? These are model citizens!
What is with all the high speed get it highspeed pursuits here latly.
Damn, this city really does need a better class of criminals. Joker, please help!
🕯🌳It was the Mexican Cartel.
Pretty sure it was.
I’m still just trying to figure out if Wangler is a POC or just a really dirty white boy?
How dangerous would it be for two vehicles traveling on 101N in excess of 100 mph? Who could survive being hit by a car at that speed? Even at 3am. When is it time to call ahead for help and back off the pursuit. The spike strip did it’s job. Maybe the pursued car would slow down after they realized they were not being followed. And “conspiracy to commit an act injurious to the public health”, caused by being pursued? You can’t hide when ahead of you are Sheriff’s deputies, CHP and EPD. How many criminal types have thought they had eluded the police only to be busted five miles down the road.
The odd couple in need of intervention.
Just by the looks on their faces one can tell their energies are misplaced. Unfortunately at their age intervention will likely never happen. Thank You Humboldt Sheriffs for doing what needs be done.
Apparently they didn’t see the new slow down signs on humboldt hill