Highway 36 Blocked After Two-Car Collision; Major Injuries Reported

A crash on Highway 36 has closed the roadway for the time being.

Though the call came into CHP as a “three-car collision” just after 4 p.m., scanner traffic indicates that only two cars were involved. One of them went into a tree. Medical personnel are en route.

Scanner traffic indicates that one victim suffered a lower leg injury, while another victim sustained an apparent head injury.

The CHP is classifying this as a “major-injury accident.” Follow updates from CHP dispatch below.


4:06 p.m.
[1] 3 VEHS INV NFI
4:08 p.m.
Unit Assigned
4:08 p.m.
Unit Enroute
4:09 p.m.
[4] 2ND HAND INFO HAS INJURIES
4:09 p.m.
[3] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
4:10 p.m.
[5] 1039 CF
4:12 p.m.
[6] SILV PLYMOUTH VS TREE
4:13 p.m.
[11] ROLL 1185
4:14 p.m.
Unit Assigned
4:14 p.m.
Unit Enroute
4:14 p.m.
[12] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOW 707-442-4537
4:18 p.m.
Unit At Scene
4:20 p.m.
[14] RDWY BLKED // ROLL 2ND 1185 WRECKER
4:20 p.m.
[15] 1180 / ONE PTY UNCON / FIRE 1097
4:21 p.m.
[16] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj
4:21 p.m.
[18] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CLYDES TOW ENRT
4:22 p.m.
[21] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOW TO ADV
4:23 p.m.
[22] CLYDES TOW COPIES FLTBD
4:23 p.m.
Unit At Scene
4:24 p.m.
[24] VHE 6' OFF RDWY / FB SHOULD WORK
5:08 p.m.
[28] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 CLYDES 10 MIN ETA
5:35 p.m.
[30] RDWY CLR // FORD OWNERS REQ // 31 WILL BE ENRT CLYDES TO FINISH A 180
5:40 p.m.
Unit At Scene
6:11 p.m.
Unit Cleared

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