Major Injury Traffic Collision at Highway 254 North in Humboldt, Grey Pickup Truck Over Embankment

AI SUMMARY: A grey pickup truck with smoke coming from the vehicle went over an embankment and crashed into a tree. Emergency responders were notified and a tow truck was requested to recover the vehicle. The pickup truck was located 40 feet down the embankment on its side. The California Highway Patrol confirmed that there were no road blockages as a result of the collision. The incident was changed from a traffic collision with injuries to a traffic collision with major injuries. The pickup truck was eventually recovered from the scene.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:45 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:34 p.m.
[2] GREY PK WITH SMOKE COMING FROM VEH
4:34 p.m.
[1] VEH WENT OVER EMBANKMENT
4:36 p.m.
[4] [Notification] [CHP]-LE VEH TC INTO TREE OFF EMBANKMENT
4:44 p.m.
[9] 1039 CAL FIRE FORTUNA BELOW INFO
4:48 p.m.
[14] 105-S5 NEG 1125
4:49 p.m.
[15] 105-S5 1185R RAM PK TK 40 FT DOWN EMBANKMENT ON ITS SIDE
4:52 p.m.
[18] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Redwood Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX, ETA 30 MIN
5:13 p.m.
[22] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97
5:58 p.m.
[25] A105-038 SELF AND 13 ARE CONDUCTING 1184 FOR VEH RECOVERY//REQ NOTIFY S UNIT FOR OT
6:31 p.m.
[29] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 105-38 HIMSELF AND 13 ARE 98 // 105-23 IS 1023 WITH 1185 DOING 180 //TYPE CODE FOR NOW WILL BE 1180
6:32 p.m.
[30] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj
6:43 p.m.
[35] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH 98

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