A Logging Truck Has Flipped on Highway 299

Several logs have spilled onto the roadway after a single-vehicle incident involving a logging truck on Highway 299 a few miles west of Willow Creek. According to CHP, the driver of the vehicle was initially thought to be trapped in the cab of the truck, but ultimately suffered no injuries. 

The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is providing traffic control, but scanner traffic indicates that vehicles are able to pass through the area at this time. Updates from LoCO’s CHP Watch below. 


12:09 p.m.
[4] UNK WHAT TRK HIT
12:09 p.m.
[5] PARTY STUCK IN VEH
12:10 p.m.
[8] 1039 16-70 CPZ // ENRT
12:10 p.m.
[7] POSS NON INJ
12:13 p.m.
[12] LOGGING TRK ON ITS SIDE, LOST LOGS IN RDWY
12:16 p.m.
[15] 1039 HOOPA MED
12:16 p.m.
[17] 1039 HOOPA MED
12:23 p.m.
[24] 1039 HSO
12:23 p.m.
[25] B16-070 SOLO 1182 DRIVER NEG INJ
12:24 p.m.
[26] B16-070 BIG RIG ON SIDE WITH 53 FT FB TRLR
12:25 p.m.
[29] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP
12:25 p.m.
[30] 1039 HOOPA MED
12:27 p.m.
[32] [Notification] [CHP]-CT ETA 45 MINS TO 1 HR
12:33 p.m.
[37] B16-070 SO IS DOING ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL
12:39 p.m.
[38] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOWING 530-629-2424 // ENRT
1:06 p.m.
[39] B16-070 1185 97
2:04 p.m.
[41] ND-C121 BACK TO ONE WAY TRAFFIC
3:13 p.m.
[49] ND-C121 CT IS PICKING UP CLOSURE // RDWY CLEAR

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