Overturned Vehicle Blocking Highway 101 Near Benbow

LoCO’s CHP Watch notes a solo vehicle accident which is blocking both northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 101 near Benbow. The driver of the vehicle is said to be bleeding but is out of the vehicle. Bystanders are helping direct traffic around the crash site. 

Updates below. 


1:43 p.m.
[1] SOLO VEH T/C // POSS INTO C/D // CALLER WAS CONFUSED // INDICATED WAS FR THE SB LANE BUT NB AND SB LANES ARE 1125 - NFI
1:46 p.m.
[4] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
1:46 p.m.
[2] PER ANOTHER CALLER, THIS WILL BE S/O BENBOW // DRIVER OO VEH AND BLEEDING // O/TURNED AND 1125 TO NB AND SB LANES // BYSTANDERS DIRECTING TRF AROUND SCENE
1:47 p.m.
Unit Assigned
1:48 p.m.
Unit Assigned
1:52 p.m.
Unit At Scene
1:53 p.m.
[5] 1185 FOR A FULL SIZED SUV ON ITS SIDE
1:54 p.m.
[6] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 REDWOOD TOW 707-923-3440
2:05 p.m.
Unit At Scene
2:15 p.m.
[9] ETA FOR 1185
2:44 p.m.
Unit Cleared
2:48 p.m.
[12] RDWY OPEN.
2:56 p.m.
[13] 34 PUSHING A VEH THAT IS 1126 OO THE TRF LANE

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