Traffic Collision Causes Truck to Hang Off Bank at Highway 101 South in Mendocino

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision was reported on Highway 101 South at Mendocino, at mile marker 68.50. A vehicle was in the roadway, with a truck hanging off the bank on the south side of the road. People were running in the roadway, and it was unknown if vehicles were overturned. The vehicle was blocking both northbound and southbound lanes. Emergency services were en route, but it was too dark to determine if anyone was outside of the vehicle.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:24 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:18 p.m.
[8] [Appended, 17:21:21] [2] THERE IS A TC
5:18 p.m.
[1] VEH IN THE RDWAY
5:19 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 17:21:21] [5] AND THE TRUCK IS HANGING OFF THE BANK ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RD
5:19 p.m.
[12] [Appended, 17:21:21] [6] THERE ARE PTYS RUNNING IN THE RDWY
5:19 p.m.
[13] [Appended, 17:21:21] [7] UNK IF VEHS ARE OT
5:19 p.m.
[4] VEH IN THE NB AND SB
5:19 p.m.
[10] [Appended, 17:21:21] [4] VEH IS BLKG THE RDWY
5:20 p.m.
[14] [Appended, 17:21:21] [8] UNK IF PTYS ARE OO VEH OR NOT IS TOO DARK
5:25 p.m.
[16] 1039 MCSO//NEG UNITS AVAIL [Shared]

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