Highway 255/Samoa Boulevard Closed by Early Morning Car Crash
A car took out a power pole on Samoa Boulevard near the Mad River Slough bridge a little after one a.m., taking out electrical service to almost 200 customers and prompting a full closure of the road while PG&E sorts things out.
The Caltrans road conditions page confirms that the highway is still closed as of this writing.
Follow updates from CHP dispatch below.
1:08
a.m.
[1] 1ST VEH HIT POLE - MAJOR INJ
1:08
a.m.
[3] RP HIT POLE / OFF RDWY MINOR INJS - EXPLORER
1:08
a.m.
[2] SUV VS POLE
1:09
a.m.
[4] POLE IN RDWY/ WIRES DOWN - TRANFORMER ARCHED
1:12
a.m.
[7] 1039 CDF/ 1141
1:12
a.m.
Unit Assigned
1:12
a.m.
Unit Enroute
1:13
a.m.
[8] 1039 PG/E
1:14
a.m.
[9] ETA CALL BACK /PG/E
1:15
a.m.
[10] C16-030 RDWY COMPLETLY BLOCK CALL DOT 1184
1:15
a.m.
Unit At Scene
1:18
a.m.
Unit Assigned
1:18
a.m.
Unit Enroute
1:20
a.m.
[18] 1039 1422
1:20
a.m.
[17] 1039 SGT BORGEN
1:21
a.m.
Unit Assigned
1:21
a.m.
Unit Enroute
1:22
a.m.
[22] CT ETA 15 MINS
1:27
a.m.
[24] PG/E 45 MIN ETA CALL#1376397
1:32
a.m.
Unit At Scene
1:34
a.m.
[27] 16-30 HAVE NOT CONTACT PRTY IN OTHER VEH
1:59
a.m.
Unit Assigned
1:59
a.m.
Unit At Scene
2
a.m.
[31] 1185 97
2
a.m.
Unit Cleared
2
a.m.
Unit Assigned
2
a.m.
Unit Enroute
2:04
a.m.
Unit At Scene
2:15
a.m.
Unit At Scene
2:38
a.m.
[35] ROAD CLOSURE ABOUT 8 HRS - PG/E WILL DO TRAFFIC CONTROL
2:39
a.m.
[37] PACIFIC TOW TO BE RE-CALLED FOR BOTH VEHICLES
2:40
a.m.
[38] * IS APD STILL REQ'D FOR CLOSURE
2:41
a.m.
[39] C16-030 PER APD IS NEEDED FOR A ROAD CLOSURE // WILL RELEAVE IN ABOUT 10
2:45
a.m.
[40] 1039 HSO/CDF FOR CLOSURE
3:20
a.m.
Unit Cleared
3:25
a.m.
[44] C16-010 1039 DOT FOR HARD CLOSURE
3:25
a.m.
Unit Cleared
4:19
a.m.
[48] PER 16-30 1021 PG/E FOR ETA AS TO WHEN THEY WILL RELEAVE CHP FOR 1184 AT 255/V ST /// DOT NEEDS SIGNS UP FOR HARD CLOSURE
4:21
a.m.
[49] 1039 PGE
4:28
a.m.
[51] PER 16-30 ROAD CREW IS 1097
4:29
a.m.
[52] PER 16-30 HARD CLOSURE AT 255/V
4:30
a.m.
[53] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP
4:31
a.m.
Unit Cleared
4:59
a.m.
[56] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP
5:55
a.m.
Unit Cleared
6:02
a.m.
[60] 1039 16-44 AT OFC // ENT LOG TO 125
8:38
a.m.
[62] PER C121 WHO SPOKE TO PARTY AT NORTH END OF CLOSURE ETA IS NOON
12:24
p.m.
[63] PER 16-S3, RDWY OPEN/ NOTIFY ENTAC AND HAVE PACIFIC ROLL OUT TO RECOVER THE VEHICLES
12:25
p.m.
[64] PER S3, PER PGE RDWY WAS OPEN AT 1100
12:26
p.m.
[65] 1039 ENTAC, THEY WERE UNAWARE
12:29
p.m.
[66] 1039 PACIFIC TOW
12:43
p.m.
Unit Assigned
12:43
p.m.
Unit Enroute
12:43
p.m.
Unit At Scene
1:23
p.m.
[70] A16-022 22 97 WITH 2 1185 NB #2 LN BLKD
1:29
p.m.
Unit Assigned
1:29
p.m.
Unit At Scene
1:49
p.m.
[73] A16-022 RDWY CLR
1:51
p.m.
Unit Cleared
2:10
p.m.
[75] A16-022 SUDDEN LINK WILL REMAIN 97 BUT LANES AREA OPEN
2:11
p.m.
Unit Cleared
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