Four-Car Accident on Highway 101 in Arcata
UPDATE, 8:32 p.m.: Tow trucks have just about moved all the vehicles to the side of the roadway.
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Original Post: Readers and LoCO‘s CHP Watch note a scary accident on Highway 101 just north of the Sunset Avenue exit. Both southbound lanes were initially blocked by the wreckage but one is now open to traffic. According to CHP dispatchers, the three vehicles involved most significantly in the collision were a PT Cruiser, a Nissan Sentra and a Honda Accord. According to an Outpost reporter at the scene, one party was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
Updates below. —AG
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[4] IN BOTH LNS
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[2] 3 VEHS INVLD
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Unit Enroute
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Unit Assigned
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[6] [Appended, 19:56:46] [1] GRY HONDA CRV 1125
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[8] [Appended, 19:56:46] [3] THINKS 1141 MIGHT BE NEEDED FOR OTHERS
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[7] [Appended, 19:56:46] [2] UNMOVABLE/ NEED 1184 VEH TOTALLED/ HAS 3A
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[12] C16-022 SB SUNSET W/ BREAK
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[10] 1039 C/F PRECAUT
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Unit At Scene
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[13] 1039 BUDDYS FOR GRY HONDA CRV
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Unit Assigned
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Unit Enroute
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Unit Enroute
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[17] C16-022 MOVING ALL VEHS TO RHS, TRAFFIC WILL BE STOPPED TEMPORARILY
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Unit At Scene
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[19] C16-022 4 VEH TC, REQ 2 1185S, FOR PT CRUZER, NISS SENTRA, WHI HOND ACCORD
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[21] C16-022 #2 SHUT DOWN UNTIL 1185'S 97, #1 OPEN
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[20] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 JandM TOW 707-822-5400 ENRT W/ 2 TRUCKS
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[26] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS 707-822-2615
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[25] C16-022 STILL NEED 1185 FOR RED FORD XPL
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Unit Assigned
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Unit At Scene
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[30] 16-S5 NOTIFY DOT APPROX 50-60 YARDS OF VEH DEBRIS ON RHS AND CD
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Unit At Scene
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Unit Cleared
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Unit Cleared
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[33] 1039 1-42 FOR DEBRIS
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Unit Cleared
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[36] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared]
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[35] C16-022 4 VEH 1181
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Unit Cleared
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