[Update] Fatal Crash Reported at Highway 96 and Pine Creek Road

A traffic collision with at least one fatality was reported Tuesday morning at the intersection of Highway 96 and Pine Creek Road near Hoopa, according to scanner traffic.

The call came in around 11:50 a.m. CPR was reported in progress at the scene. The Hoopa Valley Tribal Police requested assistance from the California Highway Patrol, which was en route to the scene.

Scanner traffic indicated the crash occurred approximately 100 yards down Pine Creek Road from Highway 96.

Details are limited at this time and the specific circumstances of the collision, or those involved, are not yet known.

Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.

UPDATE: The California Highway Patrol has confirmed the collision earlier today was fatal. Sgt. Lopez with CHP Humboldt told Redheaded Blackbelt by phone that this was a solo vehicle collision involving a single occupant, a 67-year-old male, that occurred on private property late Tuesday morning. Nothing suspicious is indicated, though the incident remains under investigation. The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.

Anyone with information is asked to contact CHP Humboldt at (707) 713-6300.