Solo Vehicle Collides with Bear on Highway 101, No Injuries Reported

SUMMARY: At 18:22, a solo vehicle collision occurred in the #1 lane at 2970 Highway 101 South, with the vehicle hitting a bear. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported and the bear was not obstructing traffic. The problem was later changed from a traffic collision with injuries to one without injuries, and the owners requested a tow from Redwood Tow at the scene.

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6:22 p.m.
[2] 1125 #1 LANE
6:22 p.m.
[3] SOLO VEH
6:23 p.m.
[9] **CAME IN AS IPHONE TC ALERT**
6:23 p.m.
[6] VEH VS BEAR
6:23 p.m.
[7] BEAR IS NOT 1125
6:30 p.m.
[15] [Appended, 18:31:13] [1] VEH VS BEAR
6:38 p.m.
[20] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj [Shared]
6:42 p.m.
[21] B105-014 OWNERS REQ FOR REDWOOD TOW [Shared]
7:23 p.m.
[22] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97 [Shared]
7:51 p.m.
[24] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH, 1182, 1110 TAKNE, 1098

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