Hit and Run Driver Ditches Vehicle on Elk River Road, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: A hit and run with no injuries occurred on Elk River Road at 9:38 am, marked by a vehicle in a ditch and a male subject fleeing the scene. The California Highway Patrol requested a tow truck for a Chevrolet Tahoe at 9:50 am. The tow truck was estimated to arrive in 20 minutes. By 10:42 am, it was reported that a utility pole may have been damaged, with a box dislodged at the top. The CHP updated the incident from a traffic collision to a hit and run with no injuries by 11:32 am.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:35 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:38 a.m.
[3] VEH IN DITCH
9:39 a.m.
[6] RP ADV MALE SUBJ WAS IN VEH
9:50 a.m.
[11] 16-31 1185 CHEV TAH
9:52 a.m.
[14] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Pacific Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX, WILL CB WITH ETA
9:54 a.m.
[16] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 1185 20 MIN ETA
10:11 a.m.
[21] 16-31 1185 97
10:42 a.m.
[22] 16-31 UT POLE POSS COMMUNICATIONS//MULTITUDE OF POLE NUMBERS//DMG TO POLE POLE NOT DISPLACED//DISLODGED BOX OF SORTS AT TOP OF POLE
10:47 a.m.
[24] 1039 ATT REF# PE555M35
11:32 a.m.
[31] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries by CHP

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