Solo Vehicle Collision Results in Car Flipped on Highway 162 West in Mendocino, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: A solo vehicle traffic collision occurred at the 100 block of Highway 162 W in Mendocino at 8:38 am. The California Highway Patrol was notified and responded to the scene where they found no injuries. The vehicle was blocking the westbound lane and eventually was overturned on its roof. TandT Towing was called to remove the vehicle from the scene, with an estimated arrival time of 45 minutes to 1 hour. The Highway Patrol called for an updated ETA for the tow truck at 9:53 am and was told to expect a callback with the ETA. At 10:01 am, they confirmed that the tow truck was on its way to the scene.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:05 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:38 a.m.
[1] SOLO VEH TC
8:39 a.m.
[3] 1125 WB LN
8:39 a.m.
[4] NEG INJ
8:39 a.m.
[5] CT DOING 1184 ON WB LN
8:52 a.m.
[10] 1185R HOND CIV 4 GOOD TIRES O/T ON ITS ROOF
8:54 a.m.
[11] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 TandT Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX, UNK ETA
8:58 a.m.
[13] [Notification] [CHP]-PER TNT TOWING ETA OF 45 MIN TO 1 HR
9:53 a.m.
[16] A105-051 INQ WITH UPDATED ETA FOR 1185
9:55 a.m.
[18] PER TandT TOWING WILL CB WITH ETA
10:01 a.m.
[22] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97

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