Traffic Collision on Highway 101 Leaves Vehicle on Fire, One Person Injured

AI SUMMARY: At 20:55, the California Highway Patrol received a report of a traffic collision on Highway 101 involving a van that was on its side and on fire. Emergency services were dispatched, with an ambulance en route. By 20:56, it was reported that there was one party out of the vehicle. The vehicle was blocking both lanes, and it appeared that there were no additional parties in the van. Traffic was backed up in both directions, and the Redwood Tow was requested to clear the scene. Minor injuries were reported, and the road was eventually cleared by 23:08, with all lanes reopening.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:33 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:55 p.m.
[3] VAN ON ITS SIDE / ON FIRE
8:56 p.m.
[4] ONE PRTY OO VEH
8:56 p.m.
[17] [Appended, 20:58:44] [3] CAN HEAR TURN SIGNAL OF A VEH
8:56 p.m.
[19] [Appended, 20:58:44] [5] 1125
8:56 p.m.
[21] [Appended, 20:58:44] [7] SOLO OCCUPANT // OO THE VEH
8:57 p.m.
[7] 1039 CF
8:57 p.m.
[10] VEH TC [Shared]
8:57 p.m.
[6] 1125 BOTH LNS
8:57 p.m.
[22] [Appended, 20:58:44] [8] 1125 BOTH LANES
8:58 p.m.
[12] APPEARS NEG ADDITIONAL PRTY IN THE VEH [Shared]
8:58 p.m.
[25] [Appended, 20:58:44] [11] 1039 CF
8:58 p.m.
[11] VEH CURRENTLY SMOKING / LOT OF FUEL AND FLUID [Shared]
8:59 p.m.
[29] 1039 DOT [Shared]
9:04 p.m.
[36] B105-055 NOT CLOSE TO COUNTY LINE WILL 1022 UNTIL 18 REQING [Shared]
9:09 p.m.
[47] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX EXPEDITED BLOCKING BOTH SB and NB LANE [Shared]
9:10 p.m.
[49] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 REDWOOD TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
9:11 p.m.
[50] [Notification] [CHP]-REDWOOD TOW CURRENTLY 97 WITH 105-13 LOG 85 // WILL CB AND ADV HIS ETA AS HE IS EXPEDITED [Shared]
9:12 p.m.
[51] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97 MINOR INJS CUTS TO EAR and BOTH HANDS [Shared]
9:15 p.m.
[54] C105-018 TRAFFIC BACKED UP BOTH DIRECTIONS [Shared]
9:16 p.m.
[59] [Notification] [CHP]-REDWOOD TOW ENRT FROM REDWOOD DR [Shared]
9:16 p.m.
[56] 1039 DOT [Shared]
9:16 p.m.
[57] 105-13 1185 ENRT TO 105-18 [Shared]
9:24 p.m.
[62] 1039 DOT // UNKN ETA WILL CB [Shared]
9:25 p.m.
[65] C105-018 C4 ATTEMPTING TO MOVED VAN TO NB ONLY NEG RHS AVAIL [Shared]
9:29 p.m.
[70] [Notification] [CHP]-DOT 40 MIN ETA [Shared]
9:31 p.m.
[73] 105-18 AFFIRM TRAFFIC STOPPED IN DIRECTIONS [Shared]
9:31 p.m.
[74] REDWOOD TOW MAKING HIS WAY THROUGH TRF NOW [Shared]
9:43 p.m.
[82] 105-18 1185 97 [Shared]
9:43 p.m.
[79] [Notification] [CHP]-DOT NOW HAS 15 MIN ETA [Shared]
9:44 p.m.
[84] 105-18 JUST HOLD TRAFFIC FOR NOW - SP [Shared]
9:44 p.m.
[85] 1039 SP [Shared]
10:21 p.m.
[93] 105-55 1185 97
10:27 p.m.
[94] B105-055 SB OPEN DOT 1184 ONE WAY IN PLACE
10:47 p.m.
[99] B105-055 VEH NO LONGER 1125, DOT REMAINING 97 TO CLR RDWY
11:08 p.m.
[101] B105-055 PER DOT ALL LANES OPEN and 1098, 55 STILL 97 WITH 1185
11:21 p.m.
[102] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH ENRT 126 TO 98 WITH 18 TO 1017 SOME ITEMS
11:29 p.m.
[104] C(XXX) XXX-XXXX SOLO VEH COP NECK RIGHT ARM SMALL LACERATION TO EAR

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