Pedestrian Dead After Collision on Hwy 101 Near the Bayside Cutoff
Press release from the CHP:
On 06/05/2022, at approximately 3:04 AM, the CHP Humboldt Communication Center (HCC) received a call of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash on US-101 Northbound, North of Bayside Cutoff. Based on CHP’s preliminary investigation, it appears this crash occurred when a pedestrian was struck by a 2003 Mercury Mariner, driven by 32-year-old Kayla Guest of McKinleyville. Emergency medical personnel arrived on scene and rendered aid to the involved parties. Due to the severity, the involved pedestrian succumbed to their injuries and was pronounced deceased. The identity of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
Impairment is not considered to be a factor in the driving of the vehicle. Impairment of the pedestrian is unknown at this time and is pending toxicology results by the Humboldt County Coroner’s Office.
The CHP is continuing to investigate this crash and asks anyone with information to contact the Humboldt Area CHP at (707) 822-5981 or the 24-hour dispatch line at (707) 268-2000.
The California Highway Patrol extends its condolences to the family of the deceased and would like to thank the following agencies for their response and assistance with the investigation: Arcata Police Department, Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department, Arcata Mad River Ambulance, Cal Poly Humboldt Police Department, California Department of Transportation and J&M Towing
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I believe this is the third pedestrian death in the so-called safety corridor since January. Always early morning hours.
It seems to be a new FROGGER Game vehicles 3 tweekers 0
(Edit) And your theory!!
Walking IN the roadway after dark might not be considered a safety corridor shortcoming.
Where in the press release does it say where the pedestrian was walking, or where the driver was operating the vehicle, at the time of the crash?
That’s because they named it a “safety corridor” instead of a “collision-free zone”
Every night this happens; someone tries to dodge traffic at night. I see it as I Door Dash and GrubHub. Mostly at night. There’s always that one person that takes off in front of you when a crosswalk (or just wait 10 seconds) is 100 feet away. If these folks are not under the influence of something, I genuinely feel these are suicide attempts. other Dashers and Grubbers I’ve met have some near death experiences, right here in town.
To the driver- Thank you for sticking around and not driving away. I doubt it was your fault. Please don’t take it personally or too hard…sometimes sucky things just happen. I hope the pedestrian may RIP and find a better place..
I am very sorry another person has been killed by a vehicle. Condolences to their family and friends. RIP. People, please watch for folks that are walking near or on the highway. You just never know what they are doing or why.
So while I cannot disclose names, I can confirm that I knew the deceased, they were a kind soul who had fallen on hard times more than once but they were in recovery and were working hard at the time. I do not know the exact details but I do know that I among others tend to wander around at night because we are night owls, not because we are on any sort of drugs, Humboldt county is just a pretty place and it’s nice at night when it’s quiet and you can hear the ocean.