Semi Truck Breaks Down in Construction Zone on Highway 299 West, Causes Traffic Jam

AI SUMMARY: A semi-truck broke down within a construction zone on 1500 Highway 299 West near Trinity at 12:04 PM. The truck needed a tow truck, as it had four good tires but an unknown load. The truck was blocking the westbound lane, but it was empty. There was a language barrier with the driver, so the mechanical issue was unknown. The tow truck from Buddys was on the way by 12:09 PM. The California Highway Patrol inquired if additional units were needed to respond, with an estimated arrival time of 2-2.5 hours. By 12:53 PM, there was no ETA for clearing the hazard, so another unit was prepared to relieve the first officer.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 12:57 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

12:03 p.m.
Semi Truck Breaks Down in Construction Zone on Highway 299 West, Causes Traffic Jam
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12:04 p.m.
[1] SEMI BROKEN DOWN W/I CONSTRUCTION ZONE // NEEDS 1185, HAS FOUR GOOD TIRES // UNKN ON LOAD
12:05 p.m.
[2] 90-10 1125 IN THE WB LN, UNKN MECH // ITS EMPTY
12:06 p.m.
[3] A90-010 AFFIRM ON 1185 // CONTACT BUDDYS // THERE IS A LANGUAGE BARRIER SO UNKN MECH, BUT IT IS 1125
12:09 p.m.
[6] 1039 BUDDYS TOW // ENRT
12:11 p.m.
[9] 90-10 FOR NOW JSUT TO GET THEM OO THE RDWY BUT WILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT
12:20 p.m.
[14] [Notification] [CHP]-CT INQ IF THEY NEED UNITS TO RESP? ETA IS 2-2.5 HOURS
12:25 p.m.
[16] 1039 CT
12:53 p.m.
[17] 90-S1 INQ IF 10 HAS AN ETA FOR CLEARING, OTHERWISE S1 CAN RESPOND TO RELIEVE HIM
12:54 p.m.
[18] 90-10 NEG ON ETA // C4 SHE CAN 1022,
1:12 p.m.
[22] A90-010 BUDDYS 1097

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