EPD identifies driver involved in hit and run that led to Michael Pohl's death

The  Eureka  Police  Department has identified the driver  involved in the  December  2018 hit  and run collision that  killed  29  year old Michael Kenneth Pohl.   An  arrest has not been made.   The  case  is being  sent to the  Humboldt  County  District Attorney’s  Office  for criminal complaint.      Additional  information  will  be  released  as appropriate.



Original Release:

On 12-14-2018 at approximately  8:10 am, officers  of the  Eureka  Police  Department responded to the  area  of  5th  and V Streets for  the  report of  a  suspicious circumstance.   Upon officer’s arrival, they  located  an adult  male  in the  foliage, just  south of Highway 101. The  male  was  determined to be  deceased.   Based on the  initial findings, the incident is  being  investigated  as a  possible  hit  and run traffic  collision. There  are  no suspect(s) or involved  vehicle  information at this time. This is an ongoing  investigation and updates will  be  released when they  become available.  The  identity  of  the deceased is being  withheld until the  Humboldt County Coroner’s Office  has made  the required notifications.     The  Eureka  Police  Department is  requesting  the public’s assistance  and urges  anyone with information regarding  this incident  to call  Detective  Richard  Bise  at (707)  441-4109.

Update  from  Humboldt County Coroner’s Office :

The  Humboldt  County  Coroner’s Office  has identified the victim of Eureka  Police Department’s suspicious  death investigation on Dec. 14, 2018 as that of 29-year-old Michael Kenneth Pohl. Pohl was residing  as a  transient in Eureka  at the  time  of his death. Pohl’s autopsy  was  conducted on December  15.  His cause  of death has been determined to be: impact injuries due  to a motor vehicle. Anyone  with information  regarding  this case  is urged to  call  Eureka  Police  Department Detective  Richard Bise  at (707)  441-4109.