Big Rig Flips Near Big Lagoon

Photo and on scene account courtesy LoCO reader Milton Phegley:

Northbound Safeway big rig off the road north of Big Lagoon. Another vehicle also involved. Maybe minor injuries. Cal Fire and Arcata Ambulance northbound. Two CHP units just happened to be right behind accident. Diesel fuel leaking. Traffic getting through controlled. We were stopped at southbound pullout almost opposite scene to adjust seat. Two big booming crashes.


12:03 a.m.
Unit Enroute
12:03 a.m.
Unit Assigned
12:27 a.m.
Unit At Scene
1:07 a.m.
Unit Cleared
6:56 p.m.
Unit At Scene
6:56 p.m.
[3] ON RHS
6:56 p.m.
[2] 1039 16-S4 COPIES
6:56 p.m.
[1] BIG RIG ROLL OVER
6:56 p.m.
Unit Assigned
6:56 p.m.
Unit Enroute
6:57 p.m.
Unit Assigned
6:57 p.m.
Unit At Scene
7:02 p.m.
[5] MINOR INJ REQ 1141 — NEED HD 1185 AND A REG RIG FOR OTHER VEH — BIG RIG LEAKING DIESEL — OTHER VHE O/SIDE — SEDAN
7:03 p.m.
[7] 1039 CDF ENRT
7:04 p.m.
[8] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 J/M TOW ENRT
7:05 p.m.
[9] 1039 HUMB TOW WILL RECALL
7:11 p.m.
[10] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOW ENRT WITH HD
7:16 p.m.
Unit Assigned
7:19 p.m.
[12] 1039 ENVIRMENTAL HEALTH
7:22 p.m.
[14] LINE 13 VEH INV — DRIVER TOOK FOOTBAIL
7:41 p.m.
[15] 22 ADVISED DOG THAT WAS IN TC // POSS HAS INJURIES // NEG ACO ON DUTY
8:07 p.m.
[21] 1039 1-42
9:34 p.m.
[30] C16-022 ENRT POUND W/ DOG
9:35 p.m.
Unit At Scene
9:43 p.m.
Unit Assigned
9:49 p.m.
Unit Enroute
9:55 p.m.
Unit Cleared
10:02 p.m.
Unit At Scene
10:33 p.m.
Unit Assigned
10:33 p.m.
Unit Cleared
10:34 p.m.
Unit Enroute
10:36 p.m.
Unit Cleared
10:58 p.m.
[42] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 20001-Hit and Run w/Injuries by CHP
11:22 p.m.
Unit At Scene
11:22 p.m.
Unit Assigned
11:38 p.m.
Unit Assigned
11:44 p.m.
Unit Cleared
11:46 p.m.
Unit Enroute
11:47 p.m.
Unit At Scene
11:55 p.m.
Unit Cleared

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