Big Rig Collision Closes Highway 101 in Northern Mendo

Photo: Malinda Dorsey

UPDATE, 2:53 p.m.: All northbound lanes and one of the two southbound lanes are now flowing. The picture above comes to us courtesy LoCO superfriend Malinda Dorsey who tells us she waited two hours for the road to open up.

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Original Post: Traffic is currently at a standstill on Highway 101 in Northern Mendocino County as emergency personnel deal with the aftermath of a collision between a semi-truck and pickup.

The collision occurred on a stretch of 101 between Leggett and Laytonville near Camp Winnarainbow. The semi-truck is reportedly overturned. 


11:05 a.m.
[9] [Appended, 11:10:08] [2] 1125
11:05 a.m.
[8] [Appended, 11:10:08] [1] SEMI TRK VS PK TRK
11:06 a.m.
[1] TRLR OVER TURNED 1125 IN NB/SB LN
11:06 a.m.
[11] [Appended, 11:10:08] [4] BLOCKING NB AND SB LANES
11:06 a.m.
[10] [Appended, 11:10:08] [3] PK TRK IS MOVING OO RDWY
11:07 a.m.
[2] CAB OF TRUCK 1125
11:07 a.m.
[12] [Appended, 11:10:08] [5] DRVR OF PK IS OUT OF VEH
11:11 a.m.
[19] 1039 CT DISPATCH
11:20 a.m.
[24] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 105-S1 ROLL 105-30 [Shared]
11:25 a.m.
[25] PER CT /ENTIRE RDWY BLOCKED, FIRE AND 1141 ONSCENE
11:29 a.m.
[30] PER CAL FIRE REQ CAL TRANS FOR FUEL 70 GAL
11:29 a.m.
[28] PER CAL FIRE REQ HEAVY TOW
11:32 a.m.
[33] BIG RIG IS 1125
11:33 a.m.
[34] RDWY STILL COMPLETELY BLOCKED BY CF
11:36 a.m.
[35] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ALL IN ONE TOW 707-459-0997 FOR BIG RIG (HEAVY) FOR BOTH
11:37 a.m.
[36] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CAL FIRE MAJOR FRONT END DAMAGE ON TRACKTOR/TRAILER CRRYING 2000 PUNDS OF CARGO [Shared]
11:38 a.m.
[37] 1039 ALL IN ONE RE LINE 36
11:38 a.m.
[40] PER CAL FIRE TRAILER IS 40 FT
11:53 a.m.
[43] A105-051 SB TRAFFIC STOPPED JSO RATTLE SNAKC SUMMIT
11:55 a.m.
[47] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ALL IN ONE ETA 1HR [Shared]
11:55 a.m.
[48] 105-51 //REQ 105-54 DIVERT TO HOWARD TO CONTACT DRIVER OF SEMI TRUCK
12:01 p.m.
[55] 105-57 CPZ LN 54
12:08 p.m.
[62] 105-S1 CLOSED AT THIS TIME //CT BRINGING LOADER IN ETA 60 MIN// REQ HEWAB SENT
12:11 p.m.
[63] 1039 CAL OES/ #17-0718
12:14 p.m.
[65] 1039 MSO FOR ENVIRON HEALTH
1:12 p.m.
[73] [Notification] [CHP]-PER BROWNS TOW TRAFFIC BACKED UP ABOUT 3 MILES [Shared]
1:31 p.m.
[79] 105-S1 TRAFFIC ONE WAY CONTROL TRAFFIC USING NB LN
2:04 p.m.
[91] 105-S1 101 STOPPED AGAIN TO UPRIGHT TRL TO GET OUT OF SB LANE
2:53 p.m.
[99] 105-S1 NB TRFC FLOWING IN NB LANES, SB FLOWING IN SB #1 LANE, #2 STILL CLOSED
3:35 p.m.
[105] 54 STANDING BY FOR CT TO CLEAN UP #2 LANE
3:36 p.m.
[106] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared]

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