OAKHURST — On June 6, 2023, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Detectives arrested Bryce Yandell, 22, of Coarsegold, believed to be responsible for the fatal hit-and-run crash which killed Eben Hammond, 20, on July 7, 2021, in Oakhurst. A Life Well-Lived, Gone Too Soon On July 7, 2021, just before midnight, Eben Hammond was walking and skateboarding home with family members on ...
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OAKHURST – New photos of Eben Hammond – a life lost too soon. Eben Hammond, we’ll miss you forever–and we’ll never forget. It’s been: 20,563,200 seconds 342,720 minutes 5712 hours 238 days 34 weeks 65.21% of a common year (365 days) It’s been much too long for the person who took your life to not come forward and own up ...
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OAKHURST — How long will it take for justice to be realized in the murder of Eben Hammond? His life was extinguished in the fading minutes of July 7, 2021, and whoever was responsible first hit him and then sped off into the night, not bothering to stop, not caring to see the results of what had been done. That ...
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OAKHURST — November 7th marks the four-month anniversary of Eben Hammond’s death. Four months since he was senselessly run down by a driver in the middle of the night on Road 427, near Yosemite High School. Four months since his family and friends have missed his smile, his music, his art, his talent. The world’s heart breaks for the family ...
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OAKHURST–October 7 marks the three-month anniversary of the hit-and-run death of Oakhurst resident, Eben Hammond, plowed down by an SUV as he walked with friends along School Road. Someone knows something. Someone has seen a vehicle with major damage that appeared suddenly on or after July 7, 2021. Nothing can restore Eben to his family and friends, but identifying the ...
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OAKHURST – At the age of 20, Eben Hammond achieved more than many adults reaching into their 70s, 80s, and 90s. But on the night of July 7, 2021, a hit-and-run driver cut that life short and destroyed at least two futures: Eben’s and their own. That driver couldn’t have known if the person hit was alive, critically injured or ...
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