Milk Tanker Overturns on Highway 101 North of Trinidad
Photos: Erik Fraser.
UPDATE, 9:42 a.m.:
One lane of traffic has been reopened on the northbound 101.
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UPDATE, 9:33 a.m.: The driver is being transported to Mad River Community Hospital, according to dispatch logs. Rescue personnel are being asked to search for a dog that was with the driver in the truck.
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The California Highway Patrol is responding to a milk tanker that has overturned on Highway 101 just north of Trinidad. Dispatch logs, below, show that emergency personnel believe one person has been trapped in the wreck, and that the tanker’s cargo is spilling out over the roadway.
We’ll update when we know more. Follow updates from CHP dispatch below.
9:06
a.m.
[1] ROLLED OVER TANKER LEAKING UNK FR TANK
9:06
a.m.
[7] [Appended, 09:10:00] [6] 1039 CT
9:06
a.m.
[6] [Appended, 09:10:00] [5] MILK ALL OVER RDWY
9:06
a.m.
[5] [Appended, 09:10:00] [4] 1125
9:06
a.m.
[4] [Appended, 09:10:00] [3] DRVR STUCK IN VEH
9:06
a.m.
[3] [Appended, 09:10:00] [2] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
9:08
a.m.
[10] [Appended, 09:10:00] [9] 1039 CALTRANS AND HSO
9:08
a.m.
[8] [Appended, 09:10:00] [7] 1039 CF
9:17
a.m.
[15] PER HSO, WILL BE NR MM 101.5 // STATE PARKS ALSO 1097
9:23
a.m.
[19] VEH ON ITS RIGHT SIDE NB LANES BLKED [Shared]
9:25
a.m.
[21] 3000 GAL MILK SPILL [Shared]
9:26
a.m.
[23] 1039 CT RE: LINE 21 [Shared]
9:28
a.m.
[26] 1039 HSO FOR A/C TO RESP TO GET DOG THAT WAS WITH THE DRIVER — DRIVER BEING TRANS TO MRCH [Shared]
9:31
a.m.
[30] 1039 AC TO 1022 [Shared]
9:31
a.m.
[29] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMB TOW WILL CALL BACK
[Shared]
9:32
a.m.
[33] HUMBOLDT TOW OO HRS [Shared]
9:33
a.m.
[34] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOW [Shared]
9:40
a.m.
[39] 1 NB LANE OPENED NOW [Shared]
9:45
a.m.
[42] DERRICK IN GRY PK FR RUMIANO CHEESE ENRT TO TAKE POSESSION OF BIG RIG [Shared]
9:49
a.m.
[44] 1039 F/G ENRT [Shared]
9:58
a.m.
[50] S5 REQ CT FOR A HARD CLOSURE — 1039 CT ADVSD WILL WORK ON IT [Shared]
10
a.m.
[52] 1039 ENTAC COPIES [Shared]
10:26
a.m.
[55] S5 REQ VAC TRUCK FR CALTRANS IF AVAIL // 1039 CALTRANS - HAZMAT TEAM, 1184 TEAM AND SPVSR CALLED OUT AND WILL BE ENRT [Shared]
10:32
a.m.
[59] BUDDYS HAS 1 TRK 1097 [Shared]
10:32
a.m.
[58] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]
10:33
a.m.
[60] S5 ADVSD THE TANKER IS STILL APPROX 1/2 FULL, THE MILK IS PARTIALLY FROZEN AND THIS HAS KEPT IT FROM LEAKING MORE [Shared]
11:20
a.m.
[62] CT SUPERVISOR 1097 [Shared]
11:35
a.m.
[63] #2 LANE NB HARD CLOSURE [Shared]
2:57
p.m.
[72] FULL HARD CLOSURE ON #2 LANE [Shared]
3:53
p.m.
[74] TRK/TRLR MOVED TO THE NB REST AREA CT LIFTING CLOSURE NOW [Shared]
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