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No injuries reported in traffic collision at County Road 429 and Mulligan Road - Vehicle collides with power pole

AI SUMMARY: At 8:23 AM, a blue Subaru WRX collided with a power pole at the intersection of County Road 429 and Mulligan Road. The pole was broken and moved 3 feet away but still standing. The vehicle was disabled and the driver left to seek assistance. Mendocino County Roads had traffic control in place, as the pole was snapped at the bottom and 5 feet from where it should be. PG&E was notified and estimated a 15-minute arrival. At 10:15 AM, a tow truck was requested to remove the Subaru WRX with front end damage and 4 good tires. McCaffery's towing was called to assist.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:20 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

8:22 a.m.
No injuries reported in traffic collision at County Road 429 and Mulligan Road - Vehicle collides with power pole
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8:23 a.m.
[4] NEG POLES OR LINES IN THE RD
8:23 a.m.
[3] BLU SUBA WXR VS POWER POLE
8:24 a.m.
[6] VEH 1125
8:26 a.m.
[9] PER RP POLE IS BROKEN IT MOVED 3 FT AWAY BUT STILL STANDING
8:30 a.m.
[13] 1039 PGE WILL CALLBACK WITH ETA
8:41 a.m.
[14] PGE NEG ETA YET
9:51 a.m.
[24] A105-053 VEH HAS FE DAMAGE
9:51 a.m.
[22] A105-053 MENDO CO RDS HAS TRAFF CONTROL IN PLACE , POLE IS SNAPPED AT THE BOTTOM AND 5 FT FRM WHERE IT SHOULD BE
9:51 a.m.
[21] A105-053 VEH IS 1124 DRIVER LEFT TO SEEK AIDE AT HOWARD
9:52 a.m.
[25] LE REQ ETA FOR PGE
9:55 a.m.
[28] [Notification] [CHP]-PER PGE SHOULD BE 15 MIN ETA
10:15 a.m.
[30] 105-53 1185 R REQ THEY 1023 TILL PGE SECURES POLES // SUBA WRX MGR FE DMG 4 GOOD TIRES ON RHS // PGE NOT YET 97
10:17 a.m.
[33] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MCCAFFERYS (XXX) XXX-XXXX // 1023ING
11:09 a.m.
[43] LN 42 SHOULD BE IN LOG 38

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