Minor Injuries in Highway 101 Collision at Tompkins Hill Road Offramp

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with minor injuries occurred at the Tompkins Hill Road offramp and Highway 101 South. The reporting party believes they fell asleep and drove off the roadway into trees, possibly not visible from the roadway. The California Highway Patrol dispatched Humboldt Towing to recover a Hyundai X350 sedan that was 30 feet off the roadway with unknown tires in the water. The collision was classified as minor injuries, and emergency medical services were not required.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:43 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:56 a.m.
[2] RP THINKS HE FELL ASLEEP AND DROVE OFF THE RDWY INTO TREES
9:57 a.m.
[4] RP THINKS POSS NOT VIS FRM THE RDWY
10:08 a.m.
[13] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP
10:17 a.m.
[17] A16-031 1185 FOR A HYUN X350 4D SD 30 FT OFF RDWY UKN TIRES THEY ARE IN THE WATER
10:17 a.m.
[16] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX
10:39 a.m.
[25] A16-031 1185 97
11:08 a.m.
[27] A16-031 SOLO VEH 1181 1 180 ALL UNTIS 98

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