Highway 101 Fully Closed North of Orick After Head-On Collision
A serious head-on traffic collision involving a semi truck and a passenger vehicle has resulted in the full closure of Highway 101 just north of Orick. Scanner traffic indicates that two ground ambulances and one air ambulance have been dispatched to the scene to deal with five reported patients. CHP responders were told the collision may have been the result of a woman acting erratically in the roadway.
More updates from CHP Watch below.
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[12] [Appended, 08:25:36] [1] HEAD ON TC
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[3] HEAD ON TC
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[6] CAR ON ITS TOP IN THE RDWY
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[4] BIG RIG VS UNK SMALLER CAR
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[13] [Appended, 08:25:36] [2] VEH VS SEMI
8:24
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[8] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
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[7] BIG RIG ALSO IN LANES
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[15] [Appended, 08:25:36] [4] WHI SEMI W/ LOAD
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[9] 1039 CF
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[17] [Appended, 08:25:36] [6] UNK INJ
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[16] [Appended, 08:25:36] [5] BOTH VEH IN BOTH LNS
8:25
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[22] ADDTL RP ADV VEH IS UPDSIDE DOWN [Shared]
8:26
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[25] PTY IN VEH IS TRAPPED [Shared]
8:29
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[28] 1039 SP [Shared]
8:30
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[29] 1039 DOT [Shared]
8:35
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[41] [Notification] [CHP]-PER SP SEMI PTY UNK ATM- VEH PTY ARE UNRESPONSIVE AND TRAPPED [Shared]
8:38
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[46] PER SP 5 OCC ALL INCLUDING SEMI DRIVER [Shared]
8:40
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[50] 1039 CF AIR ENRT [Shared]
8:40
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[51] PER AIR 45 MIN ETA [Shared]
8:40
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[49] 1039 CF- 1141 ENRT [Shared]
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[60] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS [Shared]
9
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[59] A16-031 REQ FULL CLOSURE - ALL LANES BLOCKED [Shared]
9:04
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[63] A16-031 PER WITNESS: XRAY ACTING ERRATIC JUMPING IN TRF CAUSED THE TC - SHE IS NORTH OF THE TC - PLAYING W/ CONES JNO THE TC - REQ CCTY TO CONTACT [Shared]
9:04
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[64] FIRE 97 [Shared]
9:16
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[71] 16-S1 REQ SIGALERT - 1039 DOT [Shared]
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