No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Collides with Fire Hydrant at Elk Valley Road and Dakota Street

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision occurred at Elk Valley Road and Dakota Street, with a vehicle hitting a fire hydrant in the Elk Valley plot. The reporting party stated that the vehicle, a white extended cab 3/4 ton Chevrolet truck with black fenders, was last seen heading northbound on 199 one mile up from 101. The vehicle was reported to have damage, leaking fluid, and a burning smell. The driver was unaware of hitting anything, and there was no sign of a hit and run or DUI. California Highway Patrol responded to the incident and changed the classification from a hit and run to a traffic collision with no injuries. The driver was referred to Josephine for further assistance.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:55 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

9:13 p.m.
No Injuries Reported After Vehicle Collides with Fire Hydrant at Elk Valley Road and Dakota Street
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9:13 p.m.
[2] VEH VS FIRE HYDRANT
9:16 p.m.
[8] FIRE HYDRANT WAS HIT IN THE ELK VALLEY PLOT
9:22 p.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-LL RP AGAIN/ VEH LS NB 199 1 MI UP FRM 101 [Shared]
9:23 p.m.
[25] PER RP VEH IS EXT CAB WHI [Shared]
9:23 p.m.
[24] VEH WAS LS 2 AGO [Shared]
9:23 p.m.
[22] VEH HAS DAMG/ LOOSING FLUID AND HAS BURNING SMELL [Shared]
9:23 p.m.
[26] VEH HAS BLK FENDERS// VEH 3/4 TON CHEV TK [Shared]
9:24 p.m.
[28] 1039 JOSEPHINE CPZ [Shared]
9:31 p.m.
[33] C95-088 NEG SIGNS ON TC AT CASINO SO WILL BE ENRT TO FUEL MART [Shared]
9:32 p.m.
[35] C95-068 BEHIND THE VEH 199 NB MM 10.5 [Shared]
9:37 p.m.
[39] C95-068 SUBJ ADVING HE WENT OVER CURB AT FUEL MART NEG TC [Shared]
9:41 p.m.
[41] C95-088 DMG TO FIRE HYDRANT, AFFIRM ON TC [Shared]
9:48 p.m.
[44] C95-068 DRIVER NOT AWARE HE HIT ANYTHING NEG 20002 SOLO VEH 1182 NEG DUI [Shared]
9:51 p.m.
[47] 1039 JOSEPHINE [Shared]
9:53 p.m.
[51] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP [Shared]

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