EPD arrested Gary Cudney yesterday and he was booked on the charge of gross vehicular manslaughter.
Cudney has posted bail and is out of custody.
Tina DeKruse is a local community member, I have known for a few years. She shared this photo of "Dirty Dave", a member of the United Bikers of Northern California.
"My friend Dirty Dave-UNBC oldest member-started the oldest toy run in the state-was hit by drunk driver and killed yesterday by Winco."
"Driver was a guy named Gary Cudney. Can you please post for those of us who loved him so much? Awesome awesome man! Use to say "No smiling-No laughing!" he was so very loved."
I did contact EPD for a booking photo and more information. Captain Patrick O' Neill responded. "We are still actively investigating this incident and are not at a place in the investigation to prepare a press release on the matter. A booking photo will be a part of that future press release."
EPD Press Release:
(Cudney)
On 12-14-2017 at about 5:51 pm, officers of the Eureka Police Department were dispatched to the 600 block of W. Harris Street for a vehicle versus pedestrian injury traffic collision.
The pedestrian was transported by City Ambulance to St. Joseph’s Hospital for treatment of his injuries and died shortly after arriving at the hospital.
The driver of the involved vehicle, identified as Gary Joel Cudney (61 years old of Eureka), was contacted and exhibited objective signs of being under the influence.
As a result of the investigation, Cudney was taken into custody and booked on charges of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence. He is being held on $100,000 bail.
The pedestrian’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the Humboldt County Coroner’s office.
HCSO Press Release:
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision on Dec. 14, 2017 near the 600 block of W. Harris Street.
The victim, 71-year-old Dwight Stephen Davis, also known to the community as “Dirty Dave,” of Eureka, succumbed to his injuries at St. Joseph Hospital around 7 p.m. last night.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Officer Linfoot with the Eureka Police Department at (707) 441-4060.
HCSO Press Release:
The Humboldt County Coroner’s Office has identified the victim of a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision on Dec. 14, 2017 near the 600 block of W. Harris Street.
The victim, 71-year-old Dwight Stephen Davis, also known to the community as “Dirty Dave,” of Eureka, succumbed to his injuries at St. Joseph Hospital around 7 p.m. last night.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call Officer Linfoot with the Eureka Police Department at (707) 441-4060.
Well Mr. Cudney, rest assured you will only (at the very most) have to do a year in county jail once it's all said and done. I mean the Kade Chandler case, that guy killed two and that's all he got. This county makes it a good safe place for DRUNK DRIVERS.
ReplyDeleteDirty Dave was a special person in our community. His biker friends will be crushed by this hit and run and Dave's passing. Cudney is now on the awareness list of all bikers. I wouldn't want that status at all.
ReplyDeleteI was proud to have known you Dave and will always remember you.
Where is the chorus of those who proclaim, "alcoholism is a disease", it's not their fault?
ReplyDeleteMaybe we should hand out bottles of booze to the "diseased" alcoholics, just like some want to hand out needles to the "diseased" junkies?
I know you don't know me or would rather you didn't because i'm out spoken on the internet, However i have a request that i'm sure Dirty Dave Davis would agree with,, the money from the Run for Dirty Dave go to the Turpin Children! I know that they are not within the area of the coast however they need more then anyone that i or Dave could ever think of. please take it into consideration or please get the request to whom ever it needs to go to!
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