Traffic Collision Causes Chaos on Highway 101 North at Pepperwood Offramp

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with unknown injuries occurred on Highway 101 north near mile marker R43.30. The incident was reported as a near miss at Pepperwood and may have involved hitting a guardrail. The vehicle involved was stopped at the guardrail at Pepperwood. The situation was changed from a DUI to a traffic collision with unknown injuries. A dark red Chevrolet Avalanche was spotted on the shoulder of the southbound Pepperwood off-ramp, but it is unclear if it is the same vehicle involved in the collision.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:04 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:53 p.m.
[3] NEAR MISS TC
4:53 p.m.
[4] POSS HIT A GR AT PEPPERWOOD
5 p.m.
[23] [Notification] [CHP]-RP STATES VEH WAST STOPPED CRASHED AT THE GR AT PEPPERWOOD
5:01 p.m.
[27] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 23152-Driving Under Influence to 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj by CHP
5:02 p.m.
[28] 105-S5 SB PEPPERWOOD OFR DK RED CHEV AVALANCHE ON THE SHOULDER OFF THE HWY//UNK IF ONE IN THE SAME

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