Bad Two-Car Collision on Highway 101 Near Phillipsville Slowing Traffic

Photo: Michael-Areonia Baumann.


A reader tells us that this crash near Phillipsville is currently slowing traffic by about 5-10 minutes in both directions. 

CHP dispatch, below, indicates that both drivers involved in the crash appear to have suffered only minor injuries. More updates below.


1:21 p.m.
[7] [Appended, 13:23:21] [1] ot 2 vehs
1:22 p.m.
[1] HEAD ON TC
1:22 p.m.
[2] 1125 SB LNS
1:22 p.m.
[4] [1] 2 VEH T/C // BOTH VEH'S O/TURNED // RDWY BLKED
1:23 p.m.
[9] VEH ON ROOF GRY CAR POSS FORD
1:24 p.m.
[12] WHI FORD XPL VS GRY SD
1:26 p.m.
[23] 105-37 CPZ ROLL CT
1:26 p.m.
[21] PER REDWOOD TOWING 2 VEH 1125 /MAJ INJ // ALL 4 LNS BLOCKED // ONE PERSON TRAPPED IN WHI SUV // 1 WALKING WOUNDED //
1:26 p.m.
[20] 1039 CF W/LINE 19
1:27 p.m.
[25] 1039 CT
1:30 p.m.
[29] PER RICHARD W/REDWOOD TOW, CITZ 1097 ARE MOVING DEBRIS FR RDWY // TRAPPED PTY WAS REMOVED FR VEH // PREV TRAPPED PTY HAS OBVIOUS LEG DEFORMITY
1:32 p.m.
[36] 105-37 DEBRIS ALL 4 LNS //1 DRIVER EACH VEH APPEARS 1181 WILL UPDATE // REQ CT EXPEDITE
1:33 p.m.
[37] 1039 CT / THEY ARE PICKING UP THEIR LANE CLOSURE AND ARE ENRT
1:55 p.m.
[48] 1185 X 2 ENRT
1:56 p.m.
[49] REDWOOD TOW FOR BOTH
1:59 p.m.
[50] A105-037 REQ CONTACT REDWOOD TAKE THE SB LN TO GET TO TC
2:24 p.m.
[52] A105-037 BOTH VEH NO LONGER 1125 /CT 97
2:25 p.m.
[53] A105-037 SB LN CLOSED
2:34 p.m.
[54] 7VIN851 / HOOVEN CRYSTAL 082978 TRANS TO GERALD PHELPS /// 6LGP784 / N5592281 TRANS TO PHELPS /// WOYCE ERIC 011465 TRANS TO PHELPS /// BOOSTS4 / D3480326 - NO TRANS // FRANKE BECKY 021292 - POSS REBECCA /// 7XSS233 / WILLARD MICHAEL 081170 - NO TRANS
2:58 p.m.
[67] A105-037 SB LNS STILL CLOSED FOR CLEAN UP SHOULD BE OPEN 30-45 MIN
3:10 p.m.
[68] A105-037 CT 97 RDWY IS STILL CLOSED //SHOULD BE OPEN 10-15 MIN
3:11 p.m.
[69] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP

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