Traffic Collision with No Injuries Off Highway 299 West at 34.4 Mile Marker, Vehicle Hits Sign

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with no injuries occurred at 3441 Highway 299 W Humboldt at mile marker 34.40. The vehicle spun out and went off the road, hitting a sign and coming to rest 10 feet off the roadway, not visible from the road. California Highway Patrol confirmed that there were no injuries, and a tow truck was called to recover the vehicle. The westbound lanes of Highway 299 were temporarily closed for vehicle recovery but later reopened.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:19 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:14 p.m.
[1] VEH SPUN OUT AND WENT OFF THE RD
4:14 p.m.
[3] RP SPOKE WITH INVLD AND INVLD STATED NEG INJS
4:15 p.m.
[4] 10 FT OFF THE RDWAY//NOT VISIBLE FROM RDWAY
4:15 p.m.
[5] HIT A SIGN
5:35 p.m.
[16] [Appended, 17:54:44] [1] CT CAME ACORSS VEH OVER EMBANKMENT OFF WB SIDE
5:41 p.m.
[23] [Appended, 17:54:44] [8] NEG INJ
5:42 p.m.
[24] [Appended, 17:54:44] [9] [Notification] [CHP]-CT 1023 WITH VEH
6 p.m.
[29] C16-022C MM34.4 1182 SOLO VEH [Shared]
6:12 p.m.
[33] C16-022C STOPPING WB 299 FOR VEH RECOVERY [Shared]
6:16 p.m.
[34] C16-022C WB 299 OPEN [Shared]
6:37 p.m.
[37] C16-022C FINAL CODING// SOLO VEH 1182 VEH VS SIGN NEG 180 1110 TAKEN 98

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