Traffic Collision at Highway 36 and Horse Ridge Lookout Road Results in Totaled Vehicle, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic collision with no injuries at the intersection of Highway 36 and Horse Ridge Lookout Road. The vehicle hit an embankment and is totaled, requiring a tow. The driver will return to the vehicle, and a family member was offered to stay with the car. The driver was found walking away from the vehicle and was freezing. The tow truck was dispatched with an ETA of 25-30 minutes. The Humboldt County Sheriff's Office was also notified.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:03 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:07 a.m.
[9] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP
4:07 a.m.
[10] HIT EMBANKMENT
4:07 a.m.
[11] IS EASILY VIS FROM THE RDWY
4:08 a.m.
[14] RP WILL RETURN TO HIS VEH
4:08 a.m.
[15] WILL NEED 1185
4:08 a.m.
[16] VEH IS TOTALLED
4:10 a.m.
[22] OFFERED TO 1021 FAMILY SO RP COULD STAY WITH VEH
4:15 a.m.
[25] RP SEES A VEH
4:16 a.m.
[27] RP TELLING MOTORIST HE WAS TIRED AND HIT EMBANKMENT
4:18 a.m.
[32] RP WILL RTN TO HIS VEH
4:23 a.m.
[40] ATTEMPTED TO INQ IF 1125 - BO CELL
4:27 a.m.
[41] 1039 L23
4:43 a.m.
[49] [Appended, 04:44:50] [3] RP IS WALKING APPX 100 YARDS FROM HIS VEH
4:45 a.m.
[54] RP IS FREEZING - REQ ETA [Shared]
4:45 a.m.
[55] CANT GET INSIDE THE VEH IS ON A HILL [Shared]
4:46 a.m.
[57] 90-20 ETA 25-30 MIN [Shared]
4:46 a.m.
[58] RP INQ IF HE WILL BE STRANDED AFTER TOW [Shared]
4:48 a.m.
[62] RP ADVSD HE IS 50 YARDS FROM THE VEH ON THE HUMBOLDT SIDE [Shared]
5:06 a.m.
[65] C90-020 1185 [Shared]
5:08 a.m.
[66] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 WIEBE TRUCK'N (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
5:13 a.m.
[69] [Appended, 05:15:34] [2] TC ON SR36
5:13 a.m.
[70] [Appended, 05:15:34] [3] ONE PTY OO VEH
5:14 a.m.
[72] [Appended, 05:15:34] [5] VEH UP ON EMBANKMENT / WILL NEED 1185
5:26 a.m.
[79] [Notification] [CHP]-PER WIEBE- 45 MIN ETA [Shared]
5:27 a.m.
[82] 90-20 CPS LN 79 [Shared]
5:59 a.m.
[90] 1039 HUMBOLDT CO SO — WILLA BSTRACT TO TRI CJ AND DISPATCH [Shared]

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