Vehicle Hits Tree, No Injuries Reported on Highway 197 South

AI SUMMARY: At 6:10 pm, a white four-door sedan went off the road and hit a tree at 370 Highway 197 South. There were no injuries reported, and the vehicle was visible from the road. The California Highway Patrol dispatched Del Norte Fire and Medical to the scene. The vehicle, which was traveling northbound, ended up off the southbound shoulder. The tow truck was requested but later canceled. The situation was changed from a traffic collision with unknown injuries to one without injuries. Eventually, Affordable Towing was called to assist.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:43 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:10 p.m.
[3] WHI 4D SD OFF THE RD
6:10 p.m.
[7] HIT A TREE
6:10 p.m.
[5] NEG 1125
6:10 p.m.
[4] VISIBLE FROM THE RD
6:11 p.m.
[10] [Notification] [CHP]-DEL NORTE SENDING FIRE MEDICAL
6:12 p.m.
[16] VEH WAS GOING NB AND IS OFF THE SB SHOULDER [Shared]
6:12 p.m.
[11] VISIBLE
6:29 p.m.
[19] PER 95-91 NEG INJ [Shared]
6:30 p.m.
[20] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP [Shared]
6:38 p.m.
[22] C95-062 REQ 1185R [Shared]
6:39 p.m.
[23] Tow Request Cancelled: 830073 [Shared]
6:40 p.m.
[26] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
6:41 p.m.
[27] 1185 INQ ON THE TIRES [Shared]

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