Hit and Run No Injuries Reported on Highway 162 East in Mendocino at 17:30

AI SUMMARY: A hit and run incident with no injuries was reported at 1728 Highway 162 East in Mendocino County around 5:30 PM. The white Dodge involved went off the roadway and lost a tire. The reporting party was not the involved party and had passed the scene about 5 minutes before reporting. Law enforcement was on the lookout for the vehicle, with tribal dispatch being contacted for assistance. Fresh tracks were followed but no vehicle or evidence of the crash was found. Eventually, a white Buick was located on the westbound lane with a flat tire, and a tow truck was called to the scene. The vehicle was taken into custody as part of the investigation. The hit and run was reclassified from involving injuries to no injuries.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:40 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


1:19 a.m.
[2] WHI DODG / WENT OFF RDWY
1:20 a.m.
[4] VEH LOST TIRE
1:25 a.m.
[7] 1039 MSO / WILL CB
1:27 a.m.
[9] RP NOT THE INVLD PRTY / PASSED TC 5 AGO
1:29 a.m.
[12] UNK INJ
1:34 a.m.
[17] 1039 105-S3 // START 105-55, INQ IF TRIBAL IS AVAIL OR ITA, WILL SEND MESSAGE TO 15-53 VIA TEXT AS A BACK
1:36 a.m.
[18] ATC TRIBAL DISPATCH NA
1:46 a.m.
[21] 1039 105-17 CPZ HEADING SOUTH NOW FROM BENBOW
2:46 a.m.
[28] B105-055 PASS MM 7.23, UTL ON TC, WILL CONT ON DOS RIOS, REQING 105-17 CONT PASS DOS RIOS RD ON 162 IN CASE TC IS ON 162
2:57 a.m.
[31] B105-055 FOLLOWING FRESH TRACKS NOW, STILL UTL ON ANY VEH OR TC, POSS THAT DRIVER DID LEAVE SCENE
3:09 a.m.
[33] B105-055 SPOKE WITH PM, DID SEE TC ON 162 JEO DOS RIOS INTERSECTION
3:21 a.m.
[39] C105-017 VEH 1125 WB LANE
3:25 a.m.
[43] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX WHI BUIC 3 GOOD ITRES, FRONT RIGHT BO TIRE
3:27 a.m.
[44] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 TNT TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX
3:28 a.m.
[46] 105-17 VEH 1124
4:24 a.m.
[53] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97
4:37 a.m.
[56] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 20001-Hit and Run w/Injuries by CHP
4:37 a.m.
[57] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 20001-Hit and Run w/Injuries to 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries by CHP
4:37 a.m.
[55] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH, 20002 1110 TAKEN 1098
7:30 a.m.
[64] 1039 HOWARD MEM IN WILLITS // NEG WALK INS
7:33 a.m.
[65] 1039 PHELPS // NEG WALK INS

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