A 41-year-old woman from Arcata was found deceased in a Ukiah creek bed last Thursday, August 22, 2024, in what authorities are investigating as a fatal hit-and-run collision.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) Ukiah Office issued a press release stating that officers were called to investigate “a hit-and-run collision on US-101 northbound, south of Lake Mendocino Drive, resulting in the death of a female pedestrian.” The woman was identified as Aimee R. Younkin of Arcata.
Investigators have determined that the crash occurred “between the dates of August 8, 2024, and August 10, 2024.”
A community member told us they witnessed Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office deputies carry a body bag from Hensley Creek, a watershed that intersects with Highway 101 south of the Lake Mendocino Drive exit, while CHP officers searched a nearby hillside for evidence.
The CHP is actively investigating the incident and is urging anyone with information to contact their Ukiah Area office at (707) 467-4420.
Another dead female in Ukiah. Imagine that!?!? Who reported it? Who found her?
Driving itself, is the most dangerous, obscene, murderous activity.
Whatever happened to the anti drunk driving campaigns? People who speed off after hitting someone are usually drunk or high.
I’m so sick of seeing impaired, speeding and distracted drivers speeding down the road.
Driving sux
Very sad Aimee Younkin died as a result of hit and run. I did not know her but she was a fellow human. CHP reports she was hit on hwy 101 but found deceased about 10 days later off 101 in creek area between 101 and North State St. She likely died an excoriating death alone. There is a hit and run driver out there right now who has not been held to account for their crime. I hope the hit and run driver comes forward voluntarily or barring is arrested by law enforcement. She is gone now but a criminal remains on the loose.
Aime had a 6 year old daughter in Texas pretty sad situation.
All those things are true and my sister was very loved and her baby girl adored her. Hi, I’m the brother of the deceased Aimee Younkin and she was also my best friend. I am still in shock that the person and/or persons are out there walking around still. Rumors are being said they might have some leads but I feel like they are just taking their time while she has a entire grieving family left with no closure and just unanswered questions. To the person/persons that did this…. How could you just drive away knowing that person could have still been alive? How do you look in the mirror at yourself everyday? And lastly, this is not a question but a statement. You have destroyed an entire families life in a blink of an eye! You took a beautiful 6yr olds mother away from her and left her with unfulfilled dreams of her and her mother doing things. You have taken a mother and fathers daughter away, and you have taken my oldest sister and my best friend away. Thank you everyone for remembering my sister and saying kind words.
Beautiful words that you have written.
Very sorry for the loss and the heartaches that all of you have endured especially your niece that had her mother taken away from her.
No updates yet? Almost a year later?