CHP Releases Some Information on Hayfork Fatal Crash
Press release from the CHP:
On September 24, 2021, at approximately 6:30 pm, Trinity River Area CHP officers responded to a report of a single vehicle crash on State Route 3, (SR-3) south of Hayfork Dump Road, in southern Trinity County. It was determined the driver of a white 2014 Subaru Impreza was driving northbound on SR-3, when he lost control and ran off the west side of the road. The driver side of the Subaru crashed into a tree, causing significant intrusion into the passenger compartment. The driver sustained fatal injuries as a result of the crash. The front passenger sustained suspected major injuries and was airlifted by CHP Helicopter 14 from Hayfork Summit to Mercy Hospital in Redding. Preliminary information indicates that neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt. The cause of the collision is under investigation and it is suspected alcohol may have been a factor.
Identification of occupants withheld pending notification of next of kin. For further information refer to Trinity County Sheriff s Office Coroner report number 21-0162.
Anyone with information, or who may have witnessed the crash is encouraged to contact Officer T. Barto at the CHP Trinity River Area office at (530) 623-3832.
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That section of Hwy 3 from the dump road to peanut claims lives frequently. People don’t take into account the curving roads and the chance of deer, dog, or person possibly being around the bend. We do get pedestrians and bicycle riders through that area.
How, in 2021, can people still not recognize the value of seatbelts?
How can they not recognize how stupid drunk driving is.
At the end of the day everyone thinks it will not happen to them.
I used to be in EMS and death is not real to the average person becuase they never see it in the field or axtually watch someone die.
The same way they shrug off face masks.
Because masks work 😉 I put a chain link fence around my house to keep mosquitoes out. The government told me it will work 🤷🏻♂️
Impressive confirmation of your MAGA credentials. Honesty counts, you get a point for that. We, who are about to lose our democracy, salute you. From the bottom of the Red Sea, Osama bin Laden salutes you.
. . . And time-proven vaccinations
Your description pretty much covers all of the public-access roadways here in Humboldt and miles around, if not the nation. People refuse to adjust driving to ambient conditions and reasonable safety concerns. Run red lights, run people and critters over, run off the road.
And then, the impaired driving. . . .
We have had at least 3 fatalities along that section of road in the last few months. That is not quite as generic as all the public access roads.
Agree. I may have over-generalized. It’s not quite the same but the terrible driving habits affect urban and rural roads alike. Do you think those 3 fatalities are the result of bad driving or sheer bad luck?
Driving too fast for conditions is my guess. Alcohol was suspected in two of the 3, but the other one was unexplained.
I witnessed this accident. They were traveling towards my carpool and crossed over the highway in front of us, hit a tree, did a 360⁰ and hit another tree. It was a very violent crash. The guy never hit the brakes! No skidmarks… the driver took his last breath in front of us. The passenger was in bad shape. The dog, a young German Shepherd, came to me with a broken leg and frantic. I had to help with traffic control and she ran off. She’s still out there.
People need to drive like their lives depend on it!!! Stop drinking and driving! Use your damn seat belt! Pull your head out of your asses!!! I never want to come across this again! These guys were young. Teach your kids!