Black Cow Causes Traffic Hazard on Highway 101 at Herrick Avenue Onramp

AI SUMMARY: A black cow was reported running onto Highway 101 South at the Herrick Avenue Onramp. A gate nearby was found open, and the cow was seen on the off-ramp. Another caller reported the cow on a walking trail at Humboldt Hill, then spotted behind a fence. The cow was later seen heading southbound on Tooby, then on the right-hand side of the southbound lanes, and eventually on the northbound side before being secured in a pasture. The California Highway Patrol ensured the cow was safe and remained on-site for the owner to retrieve the animal.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:53 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:12 a.m.
[1] BLK COW RUNNING ON TO THE HWY
10:13 a.m.
[4] [Appended, 10:15:19] [1] COW
10:13 a.m.
[7] [Appended, 10:15:19] [4] GATE OPEN NEAR BY [Shared]
10:13 a.m.
[5] [Appended, 10:15:19] [2] ON THE OFR
10:21 a.m.
[13] PER ANOTHER CALLER THE COW ON THE WALKING TRAIL IS ONE AND THE SAME [Shared]
10:23 a.m.
[17] PER 31 COW IS NOW AT HUMBOLDT HILL BEHIND THE FENCE ON WALKING TRAIL [Shared]
10:27 a.m.
[18] A16-031 COW IS NOW SB ON TOOBY [Shared]
10:34 a.m.
[19] A16-031 COW WAS ON THE RHS ON THE SB SIDE//NOW 1125 IN THE NB LNS [Shared]
10:37 a.m.
[22] A16-031 COW ON RHS ON NB SIDE [Shared]
10:50 a.m.
[29] A16-031 COW SECURED IN PATURE RO WILL REMAIN 97 FOR ADDTL OWNER FOR THE FIELD [Shared]

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