Traffic Collision Causes Traffic Backup on Highway 162 East, Tow Truck on the Way

AI SUMMARY: The California Highway Patrol Dispatch logged a traffic collision with unknown injuries at 740 Highway 162 East in MEN. The call came in at 15:13 reporting an additional collision on the same road. By 15:18, it was reported that a vehicle was 30-40 feet off the roadway. By 15:20, a Subaru was on its side with one boat tire out. McCaffrey's Towing was requested with an ETA of 1.5 hours. The estimated time of arrival was later updated to 50 minutes.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:38 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:13 p.m.
[1] ,,,,,CT ADVSING OF ADD TC ON 162
3:18 p.m.
[4] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX 30-40 FT OFF RDWY
3:20 p.m.
[5] 105-56 1185R SUBA OUT 1 BO TIRE ON ITS SIDE
3:24 p.m.
[6] [Rotation Request Comment] 1021 MCCAFFERYS TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX 1 HR AND HALF ETA // 56 SEE WHAT NEXT TOWS ETA IS
3:29 p.m.
[9] 105-56 1023 ON BOTH 1185
3:36 p.m.
[10] [Notification] [CHP]-PER MCCAFFREYS/ UPDATED ETA IS 50 MINS
3:38 p.m.
[11] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 105-56 20002/ S1 APPROVES THE VEH BEING TOWED ANOTHER DAY//WILL BE RECONVERED ON 11/6 AS LONG AS IT IS CLR WEATHER AND THERE IS APPROPRIATE 1184
3:40 p.m.
[12] 1039 TandT

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