Minor Injuries Reported in Highway 96 and River Road Traffic Collision

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision resulting in minor injuries occurred at the intersection of Highway 96 and River Road. The incident involved a frontal crash in a Ford vehicle with major damage reported. The black Mazda 3 was also involved, with other vehicles unknown. The road was blocked, and emergency services from Hoopa were dispatched. One individual was transported to St. Joseph Hospital with injuries. A tow truck was requested for the grey Mazda with major damage, and after some delays due to a DMV database issue, the roadway was cleared. The final assessment classified the incident as a traffic collision with minor injuries.

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3:57 p.m.
Minor Injuries Reported in Highway 96 and River Road Traffic Collision
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[2] FRONTAL CRASH IN A FORD VEH
3:58 p.m.
[9] VEH HAS MGR DMG
3:58 p.m.
[15] [Appended, 16:00:22] [1] OPEN LINE NEG RESP
3:59 p.m.
[11] 1125
4 p.m.
[23] BLK MAZD 3 OTHER VEH IS UKN [Shared]
4 p.m.
[25] 1039 HOOPA [Shared]
4 p.m.
[24] VEHS BLKNG THE RDWY [Shared]
4:01 p.m.
[26] HOOPA WILL SEND FIRE MEDICAL AND TRIBAL [Shared]
4:46 p.m.
[42] S4 REQ EXT OF INJ FRM 1141 //1039 PER 1141 UKN ON INJ , TOTAL OF 1 SUBJ TRANSPORTED TO ST JOE WITH INJ [Shared]
5 p.m.
[47] A16-022 REQ 1185R GRY MAZDA MAJ DAMAGE 4 TRES GOOD
5:01 p.m.
[48] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX
5:14 p.m.
[50] ** LINE 49 IS VEH TOWED , UNABLE TO ENTER DUE TO DMV DATA BASE DWN ***
6:01 p.m.
[58] PER 22 DAYS FINAL TYPE CODE 3 VEH 1181 1110 TAKEN
6:09 p.m.
[62] PER 16-S4 RDWY CLR 1098 [Shared]
6:09 p.m.
[61] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]

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