Reported Big Rig Crash on Zenia Lake Mountain Road is Just an Overturned Pickup

UPDATE, 9:35 a.m.:

Calfire is on scene and reports that the truck is a pickup truck that left the roadway.

According to the California Highway Patrol incident log, the truck will is overturned and 20 feet off the roadway.

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An overturned big rig has been reported on Zenia Lake Mountain Road neat the Zenia Post Office.

The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office and PG&E have been called to the scene.

Downed power lines are reported to be in the roadway.


7:53 a.m.
[1] O/TURNED BIG RIG W/LIVE WIRES DOWN IN RDWY // RP STATED IS NR THE ZENIA POST OFFICE OFF BURGESS
7:54 a.m.
[2] 1039 CF
8:09 a.m.
[8] 1039 TRI SO ENRT
8:13 a.m.
[10] 1039 P G andE WILL CB W/ETA
8:16 a.m.
[11] PGandE IS ENRT - ETA IS APPROX 0913HRS
8:32 a.m.
[13] VEH IS 1125
8:32 a.m.
[12] PER TRI SO/ 97 LINES DOWN MM 22.5/ NO FIRE IN LANDSCAPE/ NO ASSOC DRVR 97
9:25 a.m.
[15] CORR LN 14 FORTUNA CAL FIRE
9:25 a.m.
[16] [Notification] [CHP]-[14] PER FORTUNA / VEH IS A 6 PK TRUCK/ 4 DOOR PK/ NEEDS TO BE UPRIGHTED AND PULLED UP 20FT TO RDWY / NOT BIG RIG
9:25 a.m.
[14] PER FORTUNA / VEH IS A 6 PK TRUCK/ 4 DOOR PK/ NEEDS TO BE UPRIGHTED AND PULLED UP 20FT TO RDWY / NOT BIG RIG
10:16 a.m.
[17] A90-014 PER 14 , THE VEH IS NEG 1125 , ITS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT - LINES ARE DOWN , REQ ETA FM PGandE
10:17 a.m.
[18] 90-14 REQ UPDATED ETA FM PGandE
10:23 a.m.
[20] A90-014 REQ 1185 HEAVY DUTY / 3AX WELL DRILLING TRUCK - UNK VEH WEIGHT , ITS ON ITS R/SIDE ABT 50FT DOWN THE EMABANKMENT
10:23 a.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-UPDATED ETA FROM PG E// TOOK WRONG TURN AND EXTENDED ETA/ APPROX 20 MIN OUT
10:25 a.m.
[22] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 DAN PALMER 530-365-6355 NO ANSW / NO VM LEFT / SKIPPED
10:33 a.m.
[23] A90-014 THE RDWY IS COMPLETELY BLKED AND NO ALTERNATE ROUTE AT THIS TIME / FIRE DEPT IS 97
10:34 a.m.
[24] A90-014 THE VEH APPEARS TO BE 1124 , THERE'S NO PLATE ON IT'S NOT KNOWN TO LOCALS
10:36 a.m.
[25] PER 90-14 , A TOW FM HUMB WOULD PROB BE CLOSER
10:41 a.m.
[27] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOWING NO EQUIP /
10:43 a.m.
[28] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ALL IN ONE TOWING/ OO WILLITS
10:55 a.m.
[31] CORR LN 28 1022 ALL IN ONE TOWING/ OUT OF AREA / WILLITS
11:41 a.m.
[38] PER 90-S3 - PER 90-L - GET A TOW OUT THERE - IF THE TOW CAN'T OR WON'T GO - ROTATE THEM TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TOW LIST
11:44 a.m.
[39] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 DAN PALMER 530-365-6355/ ENRT ETA 1 HOUR
11:47 a.m.
[41] 1039 BUDDYS TOW TO 1022
11:47 a.m.
[40] PER 90-S3/ 90-14 CLIMBED DOWN TO TK/ STILL CANT FIND VIN/ 90-S3 WILL 1039 90-LT
12:23 p.m.
[45] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 CLAYTONS TOW 530-365-8995 /WILL CB W/ ETA
12:27 p.m.
[47] PER CLAYTONS TOWING NO EQUIP/ 1039 ON BOTTOM OF LIST
12:31 p.m.
[49] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PRECISION TOW 530-527-0733/ REQ PIC OR TK
12:47 p.m.
[51] 1039 90-S3 / HE WILL RECONTACT 90-L
1:58 p.m.
[53] PER 90-S3 , DOCUMENT IN THE LOG , UNABLE TO FIND A TOW , WILL HAVE TO GET IT TOMORROW // 90-14 CAN CLR
2:41 p.m.
[55] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj by CHP
2:57 p.m.
[57] 1039 HUMBOLDT C/4 HAVE PLANS FOR 1185

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