Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – A pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and killed last night on U.S. Highway 101 at the north Bank Road interchange in McKinleyville. The name of the man is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. The California Highway Patrol was dispatched to the center divider area of northbound…
Pedestrian dies after being struck by truck on Eureka sidewalk
Mad River Union EUREKA – A 70 year-old Eureka man on a motorized scooter on a sidewalk died Tuesday morning, July 18 after he was struck by a pickup truck making a turn into a shopping center. John Edward William was struck shortly before 10:27 a.m. in the 3000 block of Broadway. He was rushed…
Steady progress on Humboldt Bay Trail
Andrew George Butler Mad River Union ARCATA – A large portion of Arcata’s part of the Humboldt Bay Trail project may be finished by the end of October. The pedestrian path stretching from…. (You need to be a subscriber to read this article. Please click below to sign up today. If you are already a…
Pedestrian dead after being struck by truck in crosswalk
Mad River Union EUREKA – An 80-year-old Eureka woman died Monday, Jan. 23 after she was struck down by a vehicle while she was walking in a crosswalk. The fatal collision – which resulted in the death of Maria Bosnar – took place at about 9:55 a.m. at the intersection of F and Harris streets…
Girl dead after being hit by truck on Central Ave.
California Highway Patrol McKinleyville – On the evening of Wednesday, December 14th, one female teenage pedestrian sustained fatal injuries after being struck by a passing vehicle. At approximately 8:07 p.m., James Arthur Merrick , of McKinleyville, was turning his 2000 Dodge Ram 1500 from eastbound Anna Sparks Way onto northbound Central Avenue. The juvenile pedestrian…
Sidewalks, bike lanes sought for McKinleyville
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – New sidewalks and bike lanes may be built near McKinleyville High School and Morris School in the coming years if the County of Humboldt is successful in obtaining grant funding. Among the projects asked for in the county’s application for state Active Transportation Program grant funding is the…
Drunk driver gets 7 years for accident that killed a man
Mad River Union HUMBOLDT – A man who was driving drunk and struck a pedestrian, who later died, on Samoa Boulevard in front of Richards’ Goat in Arcata last year has been sentenced to seven years in prison. Donald Watts pleaded guilty on Dec. 17 to a single count of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence …
Green bike lanes, pedestrian islands for Central Avenue
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – The final plans for a Central Avenue pedestrian safety improvement project got the green light last week from the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC), paving the way for the project to go out to bid so construction can begin late this spring. At its Dec. 16 meeting, the…
Central Avenue project gets thumbs up
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – When a proposed pedestrian safety improvement project for Central Avenue was rolled out in early 2013, the public response was overwhelmingly negative. At one meeting of the McKinleyville Municipal Advisory Committee (McKMAC) that year, every person who spoke was against the project, with some vehemently ripping apart all…
Pedestrian safety projects get attention in McKinleyville
Jack Durham Mad River Union McKINLEYVILLE – Humboldt County Public Works is still coming up with options for improving pedestrian safety on Central Avenue and will present its proposals to the community sometime in June. Meanwhile, the county is also pursuing grant funding for a project to give the Arcata Fire District control over the…
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