The following is a press release from the Ukiah Police Department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
On 10/29/2024, at approximately 3:38 p.m., Ukiah Police Department (UPD) Officers were dispatched to the intersection of North State Street and Clara Avenue for a vehicle versus motorcycle traffic accident. Multiple UPD Officers and medical personnel from Ukiah Valley Fire Authority (UVFA) and Medstar Ambulance responded to the scene and arrived within minutes.
UPD Officers observed a Mini Cooper vehicle with major damage to the front-end of the vehicle in the intersection of North State Street and Clara Avenue. Officers were then directed to a motorcycle that was located north of the Mini Cooper. Officers approached the motorcycle and located the rider (decedent) of the motorcycle lying in the roadway in front of the motorcycle. Medical personnel on scene determined the decedent had suffered fatal injuries as a result of the traffic accident.
The driver of the Mini Cooper was identified as an 18-year-old female from Ukiah. The female driver had sustained minor injuries during the accident and was later transported to a local area hospital for treatment.
The designated UPD Traffic Officer arrived on scene to conduct a traffic accident investigation. Personnel from the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) arrived on scene to conduct the Coroner’s Investigation. This is an ongoing fatal traffic accident investigation, if anyone has any information on this incident or surveillance video from the area, please contact the UPD Dispatch Center (707-463-6262), and request to speak with FTO Cowan.
UPD would like to thank UVFA, MCSO, and Medstar personnel for their assistance in this investigation. UPD would also like to thank the City of Ukiah Streets and Water Departments for assisting UPD with road closures in the area.
As always, our mission at UPD is to make Ukiah as safe a place as possible. If you would like to know more about incidences in your neighborhood, you can sign up for telephone, cell phone, and email notifications by clicking the Nixle button on our website; www.ukiahpolice.com.
