Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 101 Results in Minor Injuries, Traffic Still Open

SUMMARY: At 5:33 PM, a traffic collision involving two vehicles and a trailer occurred on Highway 101. Both vehicles hit head-on, resulting in minor injuries. An elderly male was found out of his vehicle. By 6:20 PM, both vehicles were towed, with one having good tires and the other with a small trailer. The northbound lane was open again by 6:58 PM.

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5:33 p.m.
[2] 2 VEH TC
5:33 p.m.
[4] 1125 NB LN AND CD
5:33 p.m.
[3] APPRS MINOR INJ
5:34 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 17:35:07] [3] BOTH VEHS 1125
5:34 p.m.
[6] VEHS HIT HEAD ON
5:34 p.m.
[9] [Appended, 17:35:07] [1] 2 VEHS 1 TRLR
5:34 p.m.
[8] 1039 CF
5:35 p.m.
[13] ELDERLY MALE OO VEH [Shared]
5:42 p.m.
[17] PER JM TOW ONE SUBJ COP TO CHEST AND LACERATION TO THE LEFT HAND [Shared]
5:42 p.m.
[18] 1039 CF WITH UPDATE [Shared]
6:06 p.m.
[22] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]
6:13 p.m.
[26] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
6:13 p.m.
[25] C16-019C 1185R HOND CRV 3 GOOD TIRES [Shared]
6:20 p.m.
[28] C16-019C 1185R CHEV SLV 4WD W SMALL TRL 7-8 FT IN LENGTH//BALL HITCH REQ BE TOWED INTO RV AREA [Shared]
6:20 p.m.
[27] Tow Request Cancelled: 781462
6:22 p.m.
[30] 1039 BUDDYS//WILL HANDLE BOTH [Shared]
6:49 p.m.
[33] C16-019C REQW 1022 THE SECOND 1185 , LOCALS ARE ASSIT //1039 BUDDYS TOW
6:58 p.m.
[34] C16-019C BOTH VEHS OO RDWAY//NB OPEN
7:22 p.m.
[35] C16-019C REQ ETA FOR BUDDYS

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