Former Crescent City resident Takota Beck-Murphy, son of Timbre Beck of Hayfork, California, and John Murphy of Crescent City, was killed Tuesday afternoon when his car veered off the road, down an embankment and struck a tree south of Sacramento, where he worked as a welder.The cause of the crash is still under investigation, but authorities said they’ve ruled out drugs, alcohol, or cell phone use as factors contributing to the crash.#placement_573654_0_i{width:100%;max-width:550px;margin:0 auto;}var rnd = window.rnd || Math.floor(Math.random()*10e6);var pid573654 = window.pid573654 || rnd;var plc573654 = window.plc573654 || 0;var abkw = window.abkw || '';var absrc = 'https://ads.empowerlocal.co/adserve/;ID=181918;size=0x0;setID=573654;type=js;sw='+screen.width+';sh='+screen.height+';spr='+window.devicePixelRatio+';kw='+abkw+';pid='+pid573654+';place='+(plc573654++)+';rnd='+rnd+';click=CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER';var _absrc = absrc.split("type=js"); absrc = _absrc[0] + 'type=js;referrer=' + encodeURIComponent(document.location.href) + _absrc[1];document.write('');An obituary and memorial services are pending.Beck-Murphy was 20 years old, a former student at Foursquare Church School in Crescent City, and a 2017 graduate of Hayfork High School. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('ad-1515727'); });