Minor Injury Collision Causes Traffic Delays on Highway 96 East Near Hum 4.90
AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with minor injuries occurred at Highway 96 East near mile marker 4.90 in Humboldt County. The vehicle went off the roadway and down an embankment, with occupants still inside. Many other vehicles stopped to help, and a witness reported an older male driver leaving in a black SUV and blaming another vehicle for the accident. A tow truck was requested for a Chrysler Pacific minivan that was off the roadway on a steep incline against a tree. The northbound lane was closed for recovery, but the roadway was eventually cleared.
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[3] OTHER VEH ARE STOPPPING IN RDWY // 1125
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[2] DOWN EMBANKMENT // VISUAL FROM RDWY
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[5] OCC STILL INSIDE THE VEH
6:13
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[15] [Appended, 18:14:23] [4] MANY OTHER VEH STOPPED HELPING
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[14] [Appended, 18:14:23] [3] ONE OCC CLIMBING OO VEH
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[13] [Appended, 18:14:23] [2] VEH OFF RDWY
6:29
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[23] ADDTL LEFT INVLD VEH 1124 OFF THE EMABNKMENT [Shared]
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[22] [Notification] [CHP]-RP CB // INVLD PTY, OLDER MALE DRIVER, JUST GOT PICKED UP BY PASSING MOTORIST, BLAMING ANOTHER VEH FOR GOING OFF RDWY BUT RP WAS A WITNESS AND IT WAS DRIVER FAULT NEG OTHER VEH WERE IN THEIR LANE WHEN THEY WENT OFF RDWY, DRIVER LEFT 3 AGO IN PASSENEGER SEAT OF BLK SQUARED BODY SUV, HEADING INTO HOOPA [Shared]
6:45
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[29] B16-070 1185 OWNERS REQ FOR BUDDYS CHRY PACIFIC MINIVAN 5 FT OFF RDWY ON ITS WHEELS ON STEEP INCLINE AGAINST A TREE [Shared]
7:09
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[35] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared]
7:29
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[36] 6-70 REQ ETA [Shared]
7:31
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[38] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 BUDDY'S // 10 MIN ETA [Shared]
8:32
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[42] B16-070 NB LANE CLOSED FOR RECOVERY
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[44] B16-070 SOLO VEH 1181 / 1110 TAKEN / NEG 180 / 1098
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