Hit-and-Run Driver Abandons Vehicle After Non-Injury Collision on Highway 162 East

AI SUMMARY: At 6:13 pm, a non-injury traffic collision on Highway 162, just south of 78150 County Road 343, was reported. The party involved fled the scene. The California Highway Patrol changed the incident from an information report to a no-injury collision. The driver of the single vehicle crash ran away on foot wearing a gray shirt, black shorts, and flip flops. McCaffery's Towing was requested for a flatbed tow, with an estimated arrival time of 1 hour and 15 minutes. The southbound lane was closed for vehicle recovery. By 7:53 pm, law enforcement was on the scene with the tow truck.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:33 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:13 p.m.
[17] 162 MM 32 JSO 78150 CR343 NON INJ TRFC COLLISION PT FLED THE SCENE
6:14 p.m.
[18] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from INFO-Information to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP
6:28 p.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF HOWARD VEH INFO NISS VERSUA // REQ 1185 FOR FLATBED TOW
6:29 p.m.
[20] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF SINGLE VEH CRASH // DRVR RAN ON FOOT LSH SB ON 162 //DRVR GRY SHIRT, BLK SHORTS AND FLIP FLOP // NFI
6:30 p.m.
[21] 54 CPZ REQ START 1185
6:31 p.m.
[23] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 McCaffery's Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX, ETA 1 HR 15 MIN
7:53 p.m.
[25] LE / 1185 97
7:56 p.m.
[26] B105-054 SB LN SHUT DOWN FOR RECOVERY / 1184 IN PLACE
8:30 p.m.
[30] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH
8:35 p.m.
[31] B105-054 SOLO VEH 20002 / 1110 TAKEN

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