(PHOTO) Truck Carrying Dry Ice Overturned on Highway 101 Weott Offramp

Photo courtesy Ken Land

LoCO‘s CHP Watch indicate that a big rig mail has overturned on the northbound Highway 101 exit into Weott. Scanner traffic indicates that the vehicle was carrying dry ice.

The truck’s driver has exited the vehicle, according to CHP dispatchers, and emergency medical personnel has been told they are not needed. We will update when we know more. 


3:03 p.m.
[1] NB OFR
3:03 p.m.
[15] [1] UKN VEH SEEMS TO HAVE FLEW OFF THE RDWY HERE , SEEN IN REARVIEW MIRROR
3:03 p.m.
[2] ONE OCCUP GETTING OO VEH
3:04 p.m.
[9] [1] BIG RIG MAIL TRUCK OT ON WEOTT OH, AND CAME TO REST ON THE NB SIDE OF THE RDWY
3:04 p.m.
[4] 1125 OFR
3:05 p.m.
[5] 1039 CF
3:05 p.m.
Unit Assigned
3:06 p.m.
Unit Assigned
3:06 p.m.
Unit Enroute
3:07 p.m.
[20] 1039 105-S2 AT 126
3:08 p.m.
[21] 1039 CT
3:14 p.m.
[23] [Notification] [CHP]-105-S2 IF CONFIRMED MAIL TRUCK REQ NOTIFY MAIL TO SECURE MAIL ASSOCIATED PRIOR TO TOW
3:17 p.m.
[24] CF ADVISING THAT THIS IS A COMMERCIAL VEH THAT WAS HAULING DRY ICE AND IT'S ON ITS SIDE
3:19 p.m.
Unit At Scene
3:20 p.m.
[29] NB OFR BLKD, 17 CPYS
3:20 p.m.
Unit At Scene
3:21 p.m.
Unit Assigned
3:21 p.m.
Unit Enroute
3:21 p.m.
[32] 105-S2 REQ INQ AS TO WHAT TYPE 1185 NEEDED SO WE CAN GET IT STARTED
3:22 p.m.
[33] DOT INQUIRING IF VEH IS LEAKING DIESEL
3:26 p.m.
[37] 1039 DOT LINE 34
3:26 p.m.
[36] 1039 DOT
3:30 p.m.
[40] A105-018 WILL NEED LRG WRECKER VEH ON ITS SIDE MAJ ROLL OVER DAMAGE
3:31 p.m.
[41] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOWING 707-442-4537
3:32 p.m.
[42] HUMBOLDT TOW WILL RECALL AND ADVS IF ABLE TO HANDLE
3:36 p.m.
Unit At Scene
3:43 p.m.
[47] 1039 BUDDY'S / WILL CB, BUT ETA IS PROBABLY 2 HOURS
3:57 p.m.
[51] PER 105-18 LOAD FOR THE VEH WAS JUST DRY ICE NEG VISABLE PLACARD
3:58 p.m.
[52] 1039 BUDDYS
4:38 p.m.
Unit Cleared
4:47 p.m.
Unit Cleared
4:47 p.m.
Unit Assigned
4:47 p.m.
Unit At Scene
4:59 p.m.
Unit Cleared
5:28 p.m.
[54] BUDDYS 1097
5:47 p.m.
Unit Assigned
5:47 p.m.
Unit Enroute
6:01 p.m.
Unit At Scene
6:13 p.m.
Unit Cleared
6:47 p.m.
[56] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP

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