Major Injury Traffic Collision at South Jetty Road Leaves Two Occupants Rescued After Vehicle Plunges Down Cliff

Photos: Ferndale Volunteer Fire Department



AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with major injuries occurred on South Jetty Road, with a vehicle going off a cliff at the top of a hill. One occupant was in the vehicle, with their condition unknown. Emergency responders attempted to gain access to the vehicle and extract the occupants. One occupant was partially responsive and extracted from the vehicle, currently in medical care and breathing. The incident was classified as a traffic collision with major injuries, and the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office was notified to send a unit.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:33 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:54 a.m.
[6] 1039 CF
7:54 a.m.
[2] VEH WENT THE CLIFF AT THE TOP OF THE HILL
7:55 a.m.
[7] PER CALLER VEH IS OCC, POSS OCC CRAWLED OUT OF IT
8:17 a.m.
[13] A16-044 ONE OCCUPANT IN VEH // UNKN CONDITION // STILL ATTEMPTING TO GAIN ACCESS
8:21 a.m.
[14] A16-044 FIRE ATTEMPTING TO CUT A PATH TO THE VEH
8:26 a.m.
[17] A16-044 ONE XRAY OCCUPANT // PARTIALLY RESPONSIVE // FIRE AND RESCUE WILL ATTEMPT TO GET PARTY OO VEH
8:27 a.m.
[19] 1039 16-S4
8:27 a.m.
[18] A16-044 2 OCCUPANTS IN VEH
8:32 a.m.
[20] A16-031 1185R VEH 100 FT DOWN THE CLIFF
8:34 a.m.
[22] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX //CHKNG FOR AVL RECOV TRK , WILL RE CONT AND ADVS
8:37 a.m.
[25] PER HUMBOLDT TOW EXT ETA //HCC ADVS WILL GO TO THE NEXT 1185
8:38 a.m.
[26] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 PAC TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX
9:01 a.m.
[29] A16-044 XRAY IS EXTRACTED FROM VEH // CURRENTLY IN 1141 // UNKN INJS
9:13 a.m.
[30] A16-044 PARTY HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM VEH // IN 1141 AND BREATHING
9:18 a.m.
[32] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj
9:30 a.m.
[36] A16-019 LOCATED AN OPEN DOOR // REQ SO // C4
9:30 a.m.
[39] 1039 HSO WILL SEND UNIT
9:35 a.m.
[41] 1039 16-S4
12:58 p.m.
[54] A16-031 SOLO VEH 1180 // 1110 TAKEN

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