Solo Vehicle Crash on Highway 101 in Mendocino Sends Driver Off Roadway, Ambulance en Route

AI SUMMARY: A solo vehicle traffic collision occurred on Highway 101 North in Mendocino at mile marker 61.10, with the vehicle ending up off the roadway and visible from the road. The vehicle collided with an embankment, leaving it leaning on an ascending part of the embankment and partially down a steep drop. McCaffery's Towing was called for a rotation, and traffic control was conducted by law enforcement on the northbound side of the highway. Ultimately, the vehicle was towed to receive follow-up at a nearby hospital.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:15 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:32 p.m.
[5] SOLO VEH TC
4:33 p.m.
[7] BEG 1125
4:32 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 16:34:49] [1] VEH OFF ROADWAY
4:33 p.m.
[14] [Appended, 16:34:49] [4] VEH IS VISIBLE FROM ROADWAY
4:36 p.m.
[21] [Appended, 16:42:27] [3] VEH VS EBANKMENT
4:49 p.m.
[28] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX REQ TESLA SD 3 GOOD TIRES FRONT RIGHT BO // VEH 5 YARDS DOWN STEEP EMBANKMENT LEANING UP ON ASCENDING EMBANKMENT [Shared]
4:50 p.m.
[29] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 McCaffery's Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
4:51 p.m.
[30] 105-55 1141 97 CT 97 CT DOING TRAFFIC CONTROL ON #2 NB 101 [Shared]
5:13 p.m.
[33] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97 [Shared]
6:12 p.m.
[40] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH ENRT TO HMH FOR FOLLOW UP
6:42 p.m.
[46] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]

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