Minor Injury Traffic Collision on Highway 299 West Trinity Results in Vehicle Submerged in River

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision resulting in minor injuries occurred at 4186 Highway 299 West in Trinity at mile marker 41.90. The California Highway Patrol dispatch log shows that after initial confusion on coordinating a tow truck, the vehicle was eventually located in the river with the driver suffering from head and neck pain. Emergency services responded to the scene and the vehicle was left to be recovered on a later date due to being fully submerged. The driver was transported to Trinity Hospital for treatment, and the incident was updated as a traffic collision with minor injuries.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:05 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:20 p.m.
[1] VEH IN THE RIVER
8:20 p.m.
[2] PTY ON THE SIDE OF THE RDWY INJ'D W/ A HEAD WOUND - AWAKE
8:20 p.m.
[4] UNK TYPE VEH
8:21 p.m.
[6] RP ON SCENE - TRYING TO ASC WHAT KIND OF VEH HE WAS DRIVING
8:22 p.m.
[14] PR'S VEH IS RIGHT ABOVE WHERE THE VEH CRASHED
8:23 p.m.
[18] 1039 TRI SO
8:23 p.m.
[20] RP ADVS THAT THEIR VEHS ARE NOT 1185
8:25 p.m.
[21] CORR NOT 1125
8:40 p.m.
[24] LL W/ TRINITY FIRE
8:49 p.m.
[31] PER TRINITY SO VEH IS FULLY SUBMERGED IN RIVER
9:06 p.m.
[37] B90-021 VEH O TURNED ON ROOF IN MIDDLE OF RIVER - LEAVE 1185 FOR DAYS TO HANDLE - ENRT TO HOSP TO INQ A STATEMENT
9:36 p.m.
[39] B90-021 1182 SOLO VEH PTY XPORTED TO TRI HOSP FOR NECK PAIN AND HEAD PAIN - INQ STATEMENT - VEH RECOVERY FOR DAY SHIFT // 98
9:38 p.m.
[43] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP
9:42 p.m.
[47] LOG PRINTED TO TR AND RD
5:56 a.m.
[50] PER 90-12; AFTER 0800,0900 CALL ROT 1185 WHOEVER IS HANDLING ADVS and I'LL 1021 AND ARRANGE
8:21 a.m.
[51] 1039 90-12 WHEN CLEAR WILL CK ON VEH INFO FOR 1185
9:35 a.m.
[52] A90-012 1097 IN THE AREA
10:21 a.m.
[54] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 90-12 - HAVE AN IDEA WHERE IT WENT OFF - MM 41.90 GOOD 1020 TIRE MARKS GOING OFF - CANNOT SEE THE VEHICLE - SPOKE TO 90-S1 - HOLD OFF UNTIL WE CAN CONFIRM IT
10:49 a.m.
[62] [Appended, 10:52:01] [6] OR 20 YRS BACK FROM THE ONG CONE
10:49 a.m.
[64] [Appended, 10:52:01] [8] STUCK THERE NOW
10:50 a.m.
[65] [Appended, 10:52:01] [9] RP IS ON THE RIVER FISHING CAME ACROSS VEH
10:59 a.m.
[70] Tow Request Cancelled: 827026 [Shared]
11:43 a.m.
[71] PER 90-12 ROTS PASSED PULL UP NEXT TOW
11:43 a.m.
[72] Tow Request Cancelled: 827030
11:44 a.m.
[73] PER 90-12 - CALL NEXT 1185 CAN'T REMEMBER IF THEY HAVE A DIVER OR NOT - XFERRED 90-12 TO BUDDYS AUTO TOW
11:45 a.m.
[75] PER 90-12; ARRANGING 1185 FOR TOMORROW [Shared]
11:56 a.m.
[78] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS AUTO TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
2:42 p.m.
[82] [Notification] [CHP]-90-21 TO 1021 BUDDYS WVL TOW - REQ'ING OWNER INFO TO GET YEAR MAKE AND MODEL OF VEHICLE TO KNOW HOW HEAVY [Shared]
3:33 p.m.
[86] 1039 BUDDYS WVL TOW
3:58 p.m.
[90] PER 90-S1 WILL NOT BE PULLING AN OES #// WILL RECOVER WHEN WATER IS AT A SAFE LEVEL/ ENG SPILL [Shared]
4 p.m.
[91] **CORR LINE# NEG SPILL
4:01 p.m.
[92] 1039 FandW
4:13 p.m.
[93] VEH ADDED TO TRINITY UNRECOVERABLE LIST

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