Elk on Highway 101 Prompts Animal Hazard Response by California Highway Patrol

AI SUMMARY: On Highway 101 at around 5:06 AM, there was an animal hazard reported in the northbound lane with no vehicles involved. Shortly after, around 5:41 AM, the hazard was also reported southbound with no vehicles nearby. California Highway Patrol was contacted, and they called for assistance from a local agency to remove an elk from the road. By 6:04 AM, an adult caller reported they had managed to move the elk onto the right-hand side of the road.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:07 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:06 a.m.
[4] 1125 NB LN
5:06 a.m.
[5] NO VEHS ITA
5:41 a.m.
[12] [Appended, 05:42:05] [4] SB LN
5:41 a.m.
[11] [Appended, 05:42:05] [3] NO VEHS ITA
5:42 a.m.
[16] 1039 16-S2 [Shared]
5:46 a.m.
[18] 1039 CT / ERNT UKN ETA AND THEY CALLED FG AND TRIBAL TO REMOVE THE ELK ONCE ITS OO THE RD [Shared]
5:47 a.m.
[19] 1039 16-S2 [Shared]
6:04 a.m.
[20] ADLT CALLER ADV THEY MOVED ELK ONTO RHS [Shared]

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