Alleged DUI Crash on US-101 Near Laytonville Leads to Arrest

Press release from the CHP Garberville Unit:

…[On July 21, 2025 at ] 1809 hours Humboldt Communications center received a …9-1-1 call of a two-vehicle crash on US-101 near MPM 80 in Mendocino County. A gray Acura TSX, driven by Zachary Nathan Mostad (29), was traveling southbound on US-101 towards a white Ford Explorer traveling northbound. Due to Mostad’s level of impairment, Mostad allowed the Acura to travel onto the oncoming lane of traffic and collided with the Ford. Mostad was determined to be Driving Under the Influence and was placed under arrest for 23152(f) VC. Mostad was transported to Howard Memorial Hospital for a complaint of pain to his left shoulder and later booked into Mendocino County Jail.

The passengers of the Ford were uninjured and drove away from the scene of the crash.

The Garberville Area CHP would like to thank the citizens who stopped [this] collision…to render aid. The following agencies assisted with this investigation: Cal Fire Laytonville, Caltrans, and Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office.

If anyone has any additional information, please contact the CHP Garberville Area Office at (707) 932-6100.