Traffic Collision with No Injuries at Herrick Avenue Offramp and Highway 101 North: Driver Speeding Prior to Incident

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with no injuries occurred at the Herrick Avenue offramp and Highway 101 North. The California Highway Patrol dispatch log indicated that the driver was speeding prior to the collision and the vehicle ended up approximately 100 feet over a steep embankment with four good tires. The fire department responded to the scene and closed the northbound exit to Herrick Avenue for recovery. The roadway was cleared and the incident was changed from a traffic collision with injuries to one with no injuries. The vehicle was taken away with no need for a tow.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:17 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:37 p.m.
[5] WAS SPEEDING PRIOR TO TC
5:37 p.m.
[4] ON THE OFR
5:39 p.m.
[16] RP THINKS INJS [Shared]
5:47 p.m.
[21] FIRE STILL ENRT [Shared]
5:53 p.m.
[24] C16-022C TURNING AT HUMBOLDT HILL // FIRE 97 [Shared]
6:02 p.m.
[33] C16-031C 1185R APPROX 100 FT OVER STEEP ENBANKMENT APPEARS 4 GOOD TIRES [Shared]
6:16 p.m.
[37] 1039 CT [Shared]
6:22 p.m.
[38] C16-022C 1185 97 [Shared]
6:33 p.m.
[39] C16-022C CLOSING NB TO HERRICK OFR FOR RECOVERY
7:04 p.m.
[40] C16-022C RDWY CLEAR
7:05 p.m.
[43] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj [Shared]
7:05 p.m.
[41] C16-031C SOLO VEH 1182 // 1110 TKAEN // NEG 180

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