Raeleen Lynn Olson driver arrested in Broadway and Wabash collision

 

Raeleen Lynn Olson was arrested by EPD yesterday at 9:58 p.m. for VC23153(f) driving undee the influence of drugs, PC12022.7(a) great bodily injury enhancement, PC12022.7(b) and HS11377(a) possession of a controlled substance. She is the driver arrested for the Broadway and Wabash collision. EPD press release issued shortly will be added to the blog.

She has 7 previous traffic cases with repeat charges for driving with a suspended license, no registtation, no insurance and all are either convictions or failure to appear or sent to collections. 

The impatient, selfish,drunk and drivers speeding through Eureka on their cell phones endangering the public with no consequences in the courts.

EPD press release issued at 11:43 added to the post.

Bail is $95,000 and as of 2:54 she is still in custody.

EPD press release (11:43 a.m.):

On October 14, 2026, at approximately 9:00 p.m., officers with the Eureka Police Department (EPD) responded to the area of Broadway and Wabash for a report of a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.

Upon arrival, officers located the pedestrian lying in the roadway and unresponsive. They were transported to a local hospital for treatment of major injuries. Due to the severity of the injuries, EPD’s Criminal Investigations Unit (CIU) responded to assist with the investigation. EPD’s Fatal/Major Injury Traffic Collision investigators were also on scene.

The initial investigation determined the following:

• The victim, a 35-year-old Eureka resident, was traveling eastbound across the 1600 block of Broadway outside of a designated crosswalk.

• The vehicle was traveling southbound on Broadway in the left-hand lane.

• The vehicle collided with the pedestrian.

Officers contacted the driver, identified as 55-year-old Raeleen Olson of Eureka. During the investigation, an officer certified in Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST) determined that Olson was under the influence. 

Olson was taken into custody for driving under the influence causing bodily injury and possession of a controlled substance.