Calf on Highway 101 Causes Traffic Hazard in Mendocino Area, Bumper Damaged

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic hazard reported at 7046 Highway 101 North in Mendocino at mile marker 70.50. The California Highway Patrol Dispatch log recorded a possible 1144 animal, possibly a bear, pig, or calf in the area. There was also a bumper along the roadway causing a hazard. The Mendocino Sheriff’s Office was contacted for assistance with the situation in Covelo.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:03 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


1:57 a.m.
[2] 1144 ANIMAL POSS BEAR OR PIG OR CALF
1:57 a.m.
[3] BUMPER 1125
2:01 a.m.
[8] 1039 DOT // POSS HAS UNITS ON THAT COVER THAT AREA WILL INQ AND CB
2:01 a.m.
[7] 1039 MSO/ 10-6 OOPS IN COVELO
2:04 a.m.
[11] 1039 DOT // 1022, UNITS ON DONT COVER THAT AREA

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