Public safety reports Eureka

The following was compiled from information provided by the Eureka Police Department:

PEDESTRIAN FATALLY STRUCK: Around 11:45 p.m. Saturday officers were called to the 2100 block of Broadway for a report of a vehicle striking two pedestrians, one of whom was an infant in a stroller.

When officers arrived, they found a woman down in the roadway and an infant unharmed still in the stroller. The woman was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead. The woman was identified as Kelsey Diffin, 25, of Eureka.

The driver remained on the scene and took a field sobriety test. Drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in the incident and no arrests were made.

Diffin was reportedly pushing the stroller across Broadway some distance from the nearest crosswalk. The driver of the vehicle was traveling north on Broadway and did not see Diffin and the stroller approaching and was unable to avoid the crash.

The investigation is ongoing. The Eureka police ask anyone with information about the incident to call Sergeant Gary Whitmer at 707-441-4306.

Arcata

The following was compiled from information provided by the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services:

BACTERIAL MENINGITIS: A student at Arcata High School has been diagnosed with Neisseria meningitidis, one of the few meningitis infections for which preventive antibiotic treatment is recommended for close contacts. The student is currently hospitalized.

The risk of another student becoming ill is low, but the Public Health branch is recommending close contacts consider antibiotic medication. Close contacts are those living in the same home or those who had shared oral secretions such as through kissing or sharing foods, drinks, water bottles or cigarettes.

Public Health is reaching out to close contacts and recommending that they contact their health care provider for medication.

Although the risk of disease to other students is extremely low, parents are advised to be alert for signs of meningococcal disease. Symptom include fever headache, stiff neck, or rash that does not blanch on pressure. If any of these signs or symptoms should develop, the student should be taken immediately to a physician or emergency room to be evaluated for possible meningococcal disease.

Individuals with questions should call Public Health at 707-445-6201.

Humboldt County

The following was compiled from information provided by U.S. Geological Survey and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office:

EARTHQUAKES: A series of earthquakes off the coast shook various areas

Sunday night and into Monday morning. The biggest jolt, measured at magnitude-5.8 hit just before 8 p.m. Sunday. Another big shake occurred around 11:30 p.m. with a 4.9 magnitude. A flurry of smaller quakes, all smaller than magnitude-4, hit the area in the early morning hours.

All of the quakes were centered about 50 miles off the coast on the Mendocino Fault.

There was no threat of a tsunami and there were no reports of damages.