Major Injuries Reported in Highway 101 and Indianola Cutoff Collision

AI SUMMARY: At 2:32 PM, a traffic collision resulting in major injuries occurred at Highway 101 and Indianola Cutoff. Initially, it was unknown if there were any injuries. A single vehicle was involved in the collision, with the left tire of the black sedan being blocked. The southbound #2 lane was partially obstructed. The California Department of Transportation was requested for assistance and was expected to arrive in 10 to 30 minutes. Humboldt Towing was called to the scene, and traffic was being diverted to the #1 lane. The roadway was eventually cleared at 3:27 PM, with the solo vehicle involved in the collision being disabled. The incident was reclassified as a traffic collision with major injuries.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:39 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

2:31 p.m.
Major Injuries Reported in Highway 101 and Indianola Cutoff Collision
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2:32 p.m.
[5] UNK IF INJ
2:32 p.m.
[4] SOLO VEH TC
2:34 p.m.
[9] D2 REQ DOT FOR 1184 // PARTIALLY 1125 SB #2 LANE
2:34 p.m.
[11] 1039 DOT // WILL CB W/ ETA
2:38 p.m.
[15] A16-022 1185R BLK SD BO LEFT TIRE
2:41 p.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT 10 TO 30 MIN ETA
2:41 p.m.
[19] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Humboldt Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX, ETA DRIVE TIME
2:42 p.m.
[23] 1039 CF
2:45 p.m.
[25] 22 HAD ADDITIONAL FOR HCC TO ADV 1185 WHEN PSD WAS 10-6 W/ 1141 REQ // ATTEMPTED TO HAVE UNIT 10-9 // NEG RESPONSE
2:46 p.m.
[27] 16-22 1185R OWNERS RESP
2:46 p.m.
[28] 1039 HUMBOLD TOWING
2:46 p.m.
[29] 16-25 97 // TRAFFIC DIVERTING TO #1 LANE
2:48 p.m.
[31] A16-019 RUNNING ROUND ROBIN BETWEEN SR255 AND KOA TO CLEAR TRAFFIC
2:59 p.m.
[32] A16-025 1185 97
3:27 p.m.
[39] 16-S3 RDWY CLEAR
3:36 p.m.
[42] A16-022 SOLO VEH 1180
3:36 p.m.
[43] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj

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