(UPDATE) Highway 199 East of Gasquet Fully Closed Due to Jackknifed Big Rig

UPDATE: 199 is now open. 299 on the other hand…

LoCO’s CHP Watch tells the tale of a crash on a snowy section of Highway 199 several miles to the east of Gasquet. A big rig navigated the roadway poorly and jackknifed. Now Caltrans is reporting the highway is fully closed.


6:11 a.m.
[1] BIG RIG JACK KNIFFED
6:12 a.m.
[4] DNSO IS STARTING FIRE FOR PRECAUTIONARY FOR THE SEMI DRVR
6:13 a.m.
[6] 1039 CT
6:25 a.m.
[10] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT - ONE JACK KNIFFED SEMI ON WASHINGTON HILL AND SEV OTHER BIG RIGS STOPPED ONLY PASSABLE WAY IS IN SMALLER SIZE VEH
6:27 a.m.
[11] 1039 DNSO
6:45 a.m.
[13] A95-005 CPZ, STILL ENRT FROM MM 25.5, DOT SCRAPING ROAD AHEAD
7:06 a.m.
[18] PER 95-5 VIA LL: ONE JACK KNIFFED BIG RIG, NEG TC// 2 BIG RIGS BLOCKING THE RDWY AND ARE CURR CHAINING UP, NEG TC
7:09 a.m.
[20] 95-5 MED AND FIRE CAN 1022// 1039 DNSO
7:18 a.m.
[25] 95-5 REQ 1185 FOR 2005 BMW Z4, AT MM 26.50// CT HAS RDWY CLOSED JSO OF MM 26.50// CT IS TURNING VEHS AROUND AND IS SCRAPING IFO OF THE VEHS
7:20 a.m.
[26] CORR LINE 18: JACK KNIFE WILL BE AN 1182
7:20 a.m.
[27] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP
7:21 a.m.
[28] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOWING 707-464-6464
7:32 a.m.
[29] [Notification] [CHP]-95-5 VIA LL ONE WAY TRAFF OPEN, BIG RIGS CLEARED FRM RDWY, BMW WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE, 10-23ING FOR 1185
1:45 p.m.
[30] AFFORDABLE ADV AT MM 25.96 WILL GET THROUGHT O BMW WHEN RDWY CLR/ UNK TIME OF CALL
2:19 p.m.
[31] 08:39 DOT HAS RD SCRAPPED AILL CLOSE RD SHORTLY TO GET VEH OO WAY
2:19 p.m.
[32] 08:54 95-5 AFFORDABLE UNABLE TO GET VEH/ LNS OPEN FOR NOW
2:21 p.m.
[33] 09:30 PER 95-5 SB RDWY CLOSED FOR RECOV

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