Three-Vehicle Collision Results in Major and Minor Injuries on Highway 101 North in Mendocino

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic collision at 5512 Highway 101 N in Mendocino with two vehicles involved. The injuries were unknown, but a request for emergency services was made. The southbound traffic was backed up to Big Trails Drive due to a tree blocking both lanes. Three vehicles were involved in the collision, with one major injury and one minor injury reported. Assistance was requested for towing and clearing the vehicles involved in the crash.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:07 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:55 p.m.
[1] TWO VEH TC
12:56 p.m.
[4] UNK 11-25
12:57 p.m.
[7] UNK INJ
1:04 p.m.
[12] A105-055 SB TRAFFIC IS BACKED UP TO BIG TRAILS DRIVE
1:05 p.m.
[13] A105-055 REQ TO START CF FOR 1184 // TREE IS ACROSS BOTH LNS AND CT 97 ATTEMOPTING TO CLR
1:07 p.m.
[15] 1039 CF
1:08 p.m.
[18] 1039 CF FOR LINE 16
1 p.m.
[21] [Appended, 13:10:00] [2] A user is requesting emergency services from an Apple device via satellite. Transmit and receive times may be longer than for cellular SMS. User responses may be delayed due to satellite movements. The user CANNOT MAKE OR RECEIVE A VOICE CALL because they are outside cellular coverage. At 08:59PM UTC, A USER requested emergency services near these coordinates: Latitude 39.5023 (N), Longitude -123.3780 (W).1 minResponders may need to search an area extending at least 20 meters in all directions for a 95% chance of finding the user. The user's estimated altitude (HAE) is 377 meters. Responders may need to search 20 meters above and below this level for a 95% chance of finding the user. Enhanced Emergency Data may be available. QUERY ADDITIONAL DATA! The user's device battery state is 61-100%. Their verified phone number is (XXX) XXX-XXXX. The user requests help with a CAR OR VEHICLE ISSUE emergency.1 minThis request is for MULTIPLE PEOPLE. The specific emergency is VEHICLE CRASH. NO ONE is trapped. The person in need IS injured. The user's iPhone has its region set to UNITED STATES. The user's iPhone has its default language set to ENGLISH. TCC or PSAP systems may garble this language's script. Return messages to the user will not be garbled. This concludes the initial data. Two-way text with the user is now available.1 min
1 p.m.
[22] [Appended, 13:10:00] [3] REPORTING TC ATTEMPTING TO GET FURTHER
1:03 p.m.
[24] [Appended, 13:10:00] [5] 105-55 CPZ FROM SHIMMIN RIDGE RD
1:10 p.m.
[25] 105-55 3 VEH INVLD IN TC POSS ONE MAJOR INJ AND ONE MINOR INJ [Shared]
1:11 p.m.
[29] 1039 CF [Shared]
1:13 p.m.
[32] 105-55 1185 REQ TOYT SEQ FRONT LEFT TIRE BO IN DIRT DITCH MAJ FE DMG [Shared]
1:13 p.m.
[33] 105-55 CT HAS ALL LNS OPEN CT IS MOVING [Shared]
1:13 p.m.
[34] CORR LN 33 TRAFFIC IS MOVING [Shared]
1:14 p.m.
[35] [Rotation Request Comment] 10-39 ALL IN ONE TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
1:15 p.m.
[38] 105-55 1185 REQ FOR TOYT 4RUNNER 3 GOOD TIRES LEFT REAR IS BO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN FLAT DIRT TURN OUT [Shared]
1:16 p.m.
[40] [Notification] [CHP]-10-39 ALL IN ONE (XXX) XXX-XXXX FOR SECOND VEH // WILL BE ENRT [Shared]
3:03 p.m.
[64] A105-055 LN 63 IS PSGNR OF LN 62
3:13 p.m.
[69] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]

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