Elderly Driver Trapped After Major Injury Crash on Highway 162 East in Mendocino

AI SUMMARY: A major traffic collision resulting in major injuries occurred at 370 Highway 162 East in Mendocino. A white vehicle was severely damaged and emergency services were requested by the Department of Transportation due to an elderly individual trapped inside. The vehicle, a Toyota RAV4, rolled approximately 20 feet down a steep embankment with significant damage. A phone pole was also damaged in the incident, belonging to Frontier. The injured party was transported to Howard by ground, and the scene was being investigated by the California Highway Patrol. The collision was deemed a solo vehicle accident with no suspected DUI involvement. The situation was updated from a traffic collision with injuries to a major injury collision.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:29 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:16 p.m.
[4] 1039 CF HOWARD
3:16 p.m.
[4] 1039 CF HOWARD
3:16 p.m.
[2] WHI VEH PRETTY MANGLED REQ 1141/1142 PER DOT
3:19 p.m.
[7] PER DOT OCCUP IS ELDERLY XRAY TRAPPED IN VEH
3:19 p.m.
[8] [Notification] [CHP]-[7] PER DOT OCCUP IS ELDERLY XRAY TRAPPED IN VEH
3:19 p.m.
[7] PER DOT OCCUP IS ELDERLY XRAY TRAPPED IN VEH
3:20 p.m.
[9] 1039 CAL FIRE HOWARD
3:20 p.m.
[9] 1039 CAL FIRE HOWARD
3:42 p.m.
[19] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX FOR TOYT RAV4 APPROX 20 FT DOWN STEEP EMBANKMENT ACCESSIBLE BY REAR ONLY MAJ 360 DEGREE DMG
3:42 p.m.
[19] A105-051 1185 FOR TOYT RAV4 APPROX 20 FT DOWN STEEP EMBANKMENT ACCESSIBLE BY REAR ONLY MAJ 360 DEGREE DMG
3:44 p.m.
[20] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MCCAFFERYS 707-354-0796
3:44 p.m.
[20] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MCCAFFERYS (XXX) XXX-XXXX
3:48 p.m.
[22] A105-051 DMG'D PHONE POLE #CTC1166109 SPLIT AT BASE AND GUY WIRE DETACHED FROM GROUND//105-51 POSS ATT
3:53 p.m.
[24] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 FRONTIER THEY ADVS THIS IS THEIR POLE
3:53 p.m.
[24] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 FRONTIER THEY ADVS THIS IS THEIR POLE
3:54 p.m.
[25] PER FRONTIER WILL CB WITH ETA AND REF NUMBER
4:14 p.m.
[27] A105-051 LAYTONVILLE FIRE 5120 XPORTING PTY TO HOWARD BY GROUND/55 AND S3 WILL 1023
4:22 p.m.
[29] A105-051 REQ INQ WITH 55 ON GETTING PHOTOS OF TC SCENE
4:38 p.m.
[32] [Notification] [CHP]-PER FRONTIER THEY WILL DISPATCH A CREW , FEW HRS ETA PER BRYAN HAYES TROUBLE TICKET 120865072
5:11 p.m.
[41] B105-055 AND S3 98 TC SCENE
5:24 p.m.
[44] A105-051 SOLO VEH 1180 1110 TAKEN NEG DUI
5:25 p.m.
[45] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP

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