[UPDATE 3:20 p.m.] Vehicle Strikes Pedestrian Then Rolls Over Just North of the Dr. Fine Bridge; One Person Trapped Inside the Vehicle

traffic accidentAt 11:06 a.m., a white Ford Fusion struck a pedestrian* just north of the Dr. Fine Bridge over the Smith River which is on Hwy 101 north of Fort Dick in Del Norte County.

One pedestrian is down in the roadway.

The vehicle went off the road and landed upside down trapping an occupant inside, according to emergency personnel speaking over the scanner.

Traffic is nearly at a stop through the area, according to the Caltrans QuickMap. And the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page warns the southbound lane is blocked. Caltrans has been requested for traffic control.

Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.

*Note: the orignal reports referred to the person as a pedestrian, but later reports indicate the person was a cyclist.

UPDATE 11:34 a.m.: Two ambulances requested by the Incident Commander and the road is now opened.

UPDATE 3:20 p.m.: According to a press release from the CHP:

On July 23, 2020, at approximately 1102 hours, Party #1 was driving her 2019 Ford Fusion (Vehicle #1) southbound on US-101, approaching Dr. Fine bridge. Party #2 was riding his bicycle southbound on the south shoulder north of Dr. Fine bridge and south ofV-1. As Party #1 approached Party #2, Party #1 allowed Vehicle #1 to drive onto the shoulder and collide with Party #2. Vehicle #1 then drove up the embankment and overturned onto the roadway. Party #1 sustained minor injuries and Party #2 sustained moderate injuries as a result of this collision.

CHP and other emergency personnel arrived on scene and began providing medical assistance to both parties. Both parties were transported to Sutter Coast Hospital for further treatment.

Crescent City Fire Protection District, Del Norte Ambulance, California State Parks, Ford Dick Fire, and Caltrans provided assistance on scene. Alcohol and/or drugs do not appear to be a factor at this time. This incident remains under investigation by the Crescent City CI-IP office.

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PUEST
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PUEST
3 years ago

UNHoly Crapola!!! WTF People it’s NOT BUMPER CARS Out there, slow down, pay attention to your driving & NOT YOUR PHONE DAMMIT!!!!

Unflappable Jackcc
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Unflappable Jackcc
3 years ago
Reply to  PUEST

You’re wasting your breath, the public school system has already planted the seeds.

PUEST
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PUEST
3 years ago

I just wanted to vent a bit!!! I realize it will do JACK, for good in the long run!!!

North west
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North west
3 years ago

You’re right. Drivers training was taken out of schools. I can’t remember just who’s bright idea that was but it was a mistake

max
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max
3 years ago
Reply to  North west

look at the education budgets shrinking and the law enforcement budgets growing…

sick of it
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sick of it
3 years ago
Reply to  max

not to mention what the politicians get paid

Really?
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Really?
3 years ago
Reply to  max

Do you have a source for that? Everything I find is saying funding is at record highs for schools except universities.

Local farmer
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Local farmer
3 years ago
Reply to  Really?

I believe he’s talking about the percentage of gov. budget.
Spending way up for law enforcement, way down for education.
Ya really.

Guest
Guest
Guest
3 years ago
Reply to  North west

Liberals fuck up everything they touch.

Local farmer
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Local farmer
3 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Yes the neoliberal agenda is almost as terrible as the neocons. Two wings of the shitbird.

Muddy Black Dodge
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3 years ago
Reply to  Guest

‘Guest’ wondering if you do the same, you did just now…

Guest
Guest
Guest
3 years ago

Well since you commented, it must fit your narrative. Every liberal city is a cesspool ridden with death, crime, homelessness, protests, vandalism, racism, looting, and COVID spreading fucktards!

Steve Parr
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Steve Parr
3 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Well, all but the Covid spreading fucktards. According to the CDC everyone in the world had to have been infected by last Thanksgiving. Can’t spread much further than that.

Disgusted by your behavior
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Disgusted by your behavior
3 years ago
Reply to  Steve Parr

I hope you both stay right in Bumfuck, where you belong.

onrust
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onrust
3 years ago

Agreed! Angry cranial-rectal inversion is not a pretty sight but is real common in Bumfuck nowhere.

Big stones roger
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Big stones roger
3 years ago
Reply to  Steve Parr

😂 so true

Skip Tech Al
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Skip Tech Al
3 years ago
Reply to  Steve Parr

“According to the CDC everyone in the world had to have been infected by last Thanksgiving.”
OH Really???
Do tell!!
Please cite your source. This is real news!
OR is it???

Puest
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Puest
3 years ago
Reply to  Guest

Got ANYthing to back up that last statement??? Or are you as always talking NONsense!!! Have you got a link to somewhere you found those so called FACTS???

punkybrewstersmind
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punkybrewstersmind
3 years ago
Reply to  North west

We’ve passed laws and begged people to get off their phones whiles driving. (And seatbelts too). I’ve watched them chatting away at 80 mph while they keep jerking the car back into their lane.

They’re just like people who wont wear a mask. They are ‘special’ you know, and will only scream “I dont have to do anything I dont want to! This is ‘Murica dammit!” Even if it endangers innocent people.

I guess they are so lonely or insecure they cant manage 15 minutes without calling someone?

And you see 16 years olds and 70 year olds all doing it. Its not an age thing.

Michelle
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Michelle
3 years ago

You forgot the Police I have seen doing it to, in Eureka when I was almost rear ended by a Patrol Car just before the Covid19 Shelter in place order. So it’s not just only regular people driving who are on there cell phones. I have an in dash voice activated radio that I can choose or not choose to Answer with my voice. If I am driving I don’t hold my phone. In Emergancie all you have to do is tell it who you want to dial and it does it for you. No phone in Hand for me unless I am a Passanger.

Eye Rolling Champ
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Eye Rolling Champ
3 years ago
Reply to  North west

What does driver’s education being taught or not taught in high school have to do with this accident? The driver is 47 years old. Well old enough to have had driver’s training in school before it was cut out of budgets…

Michelle
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Michelle
3 years ago
Reply to  PUEST

I Agree. It happens all the time tho. I wish them both well and for a speedy recovery.

CnD
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CnD
3 years ago

Please try to avoid removing the role of the driver in collisions through the use of passive voice. I have edited part of the story below, using all capital letters, to include the driver in the collision story:

“11:06 a.m., THE DRIVER OF a white Ford Fusion struck a pedestrian just north of the Dr. Fine Bridge over the Smith River which is on Hwy 101 north of Fort Dick in Del Norte County.”

The car, all on its own, did not strike the pedestrian. There was a driver behind the wheel and that driver had a role in the collision.

Note: I am not arguing whether or not the driver is at fault, that is a separate issue.

http://breakfastonbikes.blogspot.com/2018/12/erasing-driver-active-and-passive-voice-in-crash-reports.html?m=1

CnD
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CnD
3 years ago
Reply to  CnD

Same goes for the headline. It should read:

DRIVER STRIKES PEDESTRIAN THEN VEHICLE ROLLS OVER JUST NORTH OF THE DR. FINE BRIDGE; ONE PERSON TRAPPED INSIDE THE VEHICLE

Thank you!

Kim
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Kim
3 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

You are absolutely correct Kym.