Deer Causes Traffic Collision on Highway 101 at Garberville Offramp, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: At 1:03 am, a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a deer occurred at Highway 101 North and the Garberville Offramp. The deer was reported to be down but not injured. The vehicle involved was a 2016 Hyundai Elantra and was deemed not driveable. By 1:16 am, the Department of Transportation had arrived on the scene and removed the deer, clearing the roadway. At 1:19 am, the California Highway Patrol requested an estimated time of arrival from Eel Valley Towing, but they did not answer. Another towing company was contacted, and by 2:11 am, Eel Valley Towing had accepted the call and was en route with an estimated arrival time of 20 minutes.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:15 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


1:03 a.m.
[5] DEER 1125/144
1:03 a.m.
[4] 16 HYUN ELN
1:03 a.m.
[3] VEH VS DEER
1:04 a.m.
[6] VEH NOT DRIVEABLE
1:16 a.m.
[17] C105-014 DOT 97, REMOVED DEER, RDWY CLR [Shared]
1:19 a.m.
[18] C105-014 REQING ETA FROM EEL VALLEY TOWING [Shared]
1:20 a.m.
[19] ATC EEL VALLEY TOW NEG ANS WENT TO VM/ LL 3A [Shared]
1:25 a.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-3A NOT GETTING A RESP FRM EEL VALLEY TOW EITHER/ WILL ATL ANOTHER PROVIDER AND CB W UPDATES [Shared]
1:28 a.m.
[22] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX SOLO VEH VS DEER 1110 TAKEN, DRIVER WILL BE WAITING 3A ON RHS, 1098 [Shared]
2:11 a.m.
[25] PER 3A EEL VALLEY ACCEPTED THE CALL AND IS ENRT APPROX ETA 20 MIN
2:35 a.m.
[27] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97

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