Vehicle Into Creek Along Highway 299 West Prompts Ambulance Response & Road Closure for Recovery Operations

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision occurred at 3400 Highway 299 West near Hum 34.00, with a vehicle going into a creek approximately 10 feet off the roadway. There were occupants inside the vehicle but no injuries reported. The vehicle was visible from the road, prompting the dispatch of an ambulance. No calls were received about the incident initially, and CALFIRE was alerted as a precaution. The situation was later updated to a traffic collision with injuries, and a tow truck was requested to recover the vehicle, closing the westbound lane for recovery operations.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:53 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:29 p.m.
[5] VEH INTO CREEK - 10 FT OFF RDWY
7:29 p.m.
[6] OCCUP INSIDE VEH
7:29 p.m.
[7] NEG INJ
7:30 p.m.
[10] VEH VISIBLE FROM RDWY
7:31 p.m.
[12] INFO - NEG CALLS RECVD ITA OF 299 FOR A TC
7:36 p.m.
[18] 1039 CALFIRE PRECAUTION
7:41 p.m.
[19] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
8:13 p.m.
[30] 16-22C 1185 OWNERS REQ/ BUDDYS TOW / 4 GOOD TIRES RAM 2500 / MAY JUST BE P/O [Shared]
8:15 p.m.
[31] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 BUDDYS TOW [Shared]
8:41 p.m.
[32] C16-022C 1185 97
8:49 p.m.
[33] C16-022C WB CLOSED FOR RECOVERY / WILL BE STARTING BREAK FOR RECOVERY
8:49 p.m.
[34] 1039 BUDDYS REGARDING BREAK
9:29 p.m.
[35] C16-022C WB LANE OPEN

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