Four-Vehicle Crash in Front of Chapman’s Gem & Mineral Blocks 101 Traffic

Traffic is at a standstill, says reader Kelly Chadbourne.

California Highway Patrol dispatch logs, below, note that there was a pretty bad car crash in front of Chapman’s Gem & Mineral Shop, between Fortuna and Rio Dell, a few minutes ago. Lanes are closed. Scanner traffic indicates that four vehicles are involved. Medical personnel are responding.

Follow updates from the CHP below.


2:22 p.m.
[24] [Appended, 14:30:43] [1] 4 VEHS APPRS NON INJ
2:23 p.m.
[7] [Appended, 14:24:47] [1] 3 VEHS INVOLVED
2:23 p.m.
[26] [Appended, 14:30:43] [3] VEHS 1125
2:23 p.m.
[1] BLOCKING BOTH LANES
2:23 p.m.
[25] [Appended, 14:30:43] [2] VAN PULLING TRLR VS TOYT TRK VS FORD FUSION VS TOYT SD
2:23 p.m.
[27] [Appended, 14:30:43] [4] 1039 CAL FIRE
2:24 p.m.
Unit Assigned
2:24 p.m.
Unit Enroute
2:25 p.m.
[15] [Notification] [CHP]-PER FOPD THERE IS VEH BY RIO DELL BRIDGE POSS INVOLVED, VEH STOPPED
2:25 p.m.
Unit Enroute
2:25 p.m.
Unit Assigned
2:26 p.m.
[18] A16-031 REQ START 2 REGULAR RIG 1185 'S
2:26 p.m.
[17] 1039 CF TO ADV LINE 15, 16
2:27 p.m.
[20] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF THE VEH BY RIO DELL BRIDGE IS POSS INVOLVED MIA IN GRN TOYT COA
2:28 p.m.
Unit At Scene
2:28 p.m.
[22] 44 CPYS VEH BY RIODELL BRDG , REQ SEND RIO DELL , 1039 RIO DELL PD
2:30 p.m.
Unit At Scene
2:30 p.m.
[30] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOW 707-442-4537//WILL ATT TO GET 3 VEHS
2:32 p.m.
[31] 44 CPYS LN 21 , REQ NOTIFY RIO DELL PD
2:33 p.m.
[35] *CLARIFICATION LINE 30—WILL TAKE VEHS IN LINE 33
2:33 p.m.
[34] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CLYDES 707-725-5139 FOR VAN PULLING TRL AND TOYT TRK
2:38 p.m.
[36] A16-031 ONE LANE CLR NOW
2:38 p.m.
Unit At Scene
2:39 p.m.
[38] ND-C121 1039 DOT
2:41 p.m.
[39] RIO DELL IS 97 WITH THE VEH BY RIO DELL IT IS INVLD , PTY IS INJ , MED NOT YET 97
2:42 p.m.
[42] CT / ETA FROM FORTUNA YARD
2:58 p.m.
[48] 5R21767 STORED AT HUMBOLDT TOW 22651G
3:05 p.m.
[49] 105-S2 REQ OWNERS REQ TOWING , PER 31 HUMBOLDT TOWING HAS EXTRA RIG ON SCENE THAT WILL HANDLE, NO NEED TO CALL ANOTHER TOW
3:26 p.m.
Unit Cleared
3:44 p.m.
[65] ALL LANES CLR ALL VEHS 98 ,31 AIFU HERE
3:44 p.m.
Unit Cleared
3:54 p.m.
Unit Cleared
3:55 p.m.
Unit Assigned
4:30 p.m.
Unit Cleared
4:53 p.m.
[72] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared]
4:53 p.m.
[71] PER 16-44—2 SEPERATE TC SCENES
4:56 p.m.
Unit Cleared

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