Vehicle in Culvert After Traffic Collision on Highway 101 North, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: At 9:33 am, a white van went off the roadway on Highway 101 North, but there were no reported injuries. The van was not visible from the road and appeared to be the only vehicle involved in the accident. By 9:42 am, a tow truck was requested to remove the Ford Transit van, which was stuck in a culvert approximately 20-50 feet down a steep embankment. Humboldt Towing was dispatched to the scene. The vehicle had major damage and required a larger truck for recovery. The situation was expected to be resolved shortly.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:47 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:33 a.m.
[10] [Appended, 09:36:54] [2] VAN OFF THE RDWY
9:33 a.m.
[9] [Appended, 09:36:54] [1] VEH OFF RDWY
9:33 a.m.
[17] [Appended, 09:37:22] [1] OFF RD IN WHI VAN
9:34 a.m.
[13] [Appended, 09:36:54] [5] SOLO VEH
9:34 a.m.
[12] [Appended, 09:36:54] [4] MULTI VEHS STOPPED
9:34 a.m.
[11] [Appended, 09:36:54] [3] NOT VISIBLE FROM RDWY
9:35 a.m.
[4] VEH HAS MAJOR DAMA
9:42 a.m.
[25] A16-044 1185R FORD TRANSIT VAN UKN CONDITION OF WHEELS AND TIRES // STUCK IN CULVERT // APPROXIMATELY 20 -50 FT DOWN STEEP ENBANKMENT [Shared]
9:43 a.m.
[27] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX//ENRT [Shared]
10:43 a.m.
[32] 16-44 1185 97 // REQUIRES A LARGER TRUCKER AND SHOULD BE 97 AS WELL SHORTLYU
10:50 a.m.
[33] A16-044 1185 97

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