In a press release by the California Highway Patrol on Friday, August 7th, officials revealed the names of the victims of a car crash on State Route 255 in Humboldt County, California. The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office identified them as William Montgomery, 52, of Eureka, and James Rowland, 42, of Arcata.
The incident that claimed the life of the two occurred on Wednesday, August 5th. The CHP’s car accident report revealed that officers responded to a 911 car of the incident at approximately 2:30 a.m. When they arrived in the area of SR-255, they found that a vehicle went off the road near the third span of Samoa Bridge into the water.
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A pedestrian in the area witnessed the car, a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu, getting submerged on the east side of the bridge and walked into Eureka to call 911. A preliminary investigation uncovered that the vehicle, driven by Montgomery, traveled north on the interstate when it veered off the road for unknown reasons.
Emergency responders extricated the motorist and Rowland from the vehicle. Medics rushed them to St. Joseph Hospital, where they both succumbed to their wounds and were subsequently pronounced dead. It is still unknown if alcohol or drugs contributed to the occurrence.
The investigation into the cause of the accident remains active. The CHP Humboldt Area office is heading the inquiry, and they asked anyone with helpful information to contact them on the listed line or to use their email.
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