Traffic Collision on Highway 3 Results in Lane Closure for Vehicle Recovery

AI SUMMARY: At 3:30 pm, there was a traffic collision reported with no injuries on Highway 3. A vehicle was advised to be over the bank, and the California Highway Patrol contacted the Trinity County Sheriff's Office for medical assistance. The situation was later changed to a traffic collision with no injuries. The vehicle was not blocking traffic but was down an embankment. The owner of the vehicle called friends to help recover the vehicle, with the owner reportedly on their way back to the scene. By 5:02 pm, the northbound lane was closed, and Highway 3 was reduced to one lane while the vehicle was being recovered. Highway Enforcement with Apprehension Bureau (HEWAB) unit number 1 was sent to the scene.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:07 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:30 p.m.
[3] ADVS VEH OVER THE BANK
3:34 p.m.
[9] 1039 TRI SO FOR MEDICAL
3:36 p.m.
[14] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP
3:37 p.m.
[18] 1021 CT // NEG BLKG - VEH DOWN EMBANKMENT
4:08 p.m.
[26] [Notification] [CHP]-OWNER OF THE VEH JUST CALLED BUDDIES AND NOW THEYRE ENRT
4:12 p.m.
[31] [Notification] [CHP]-BUDDYS ADVD THE XRAY OWNER TOLD THEM SHE WAS ENRT BACK TO VEH, UNK ETA
5:02 p.m.
[40] B90-018 NB LANE CLOSED
5:02 p.m.
[39] B90-018 SR3 REDUCED TO ONE LANE WHILE BUDDYS RECOVERS VEH
5:03 p.m.
[41] HEWAB #1 SENT
5:19 p.m.
[43] HEWAB #2 SENT

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