Solo Vehicle Collision Causes Oil Spill on Highway 299 West Trinity

AI SUMMARY: At 10:28 am, a solo vehicle traffic collision occurred on Highway 299 W in Trinity, where a blue Chevrolet truck was sideways in the roadway. At 10:53 am, it was reported that there was oil or diesel leaking in the roadway. The California Highway Patrol changed the problem from a spinout to a traffic collision with no injuries. The tow truck was notified and the fire department was on the scene to handle the oil or diesel spill. The scene was advised to be at mile marker 3.9. The eastbound lane was reported to be blocked. The scene was reported to the California Department of Transportation.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:03 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:28 a.m.
[1] SOLO VEH TC // BLU CHEV TK SIDEWAYS IN THE RDWY
10:43 a.m.
[10] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 3A W/BUDDYS TOW CALL #22345589 [Shared]
10:53 a.m.
[11] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from SPINOUT to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP [Shared]
10:53 a.m.
[12] TRI SO ADVING THERE IS OIL OR DIESAL AND THEYRE REQ CT // TRI SO STARTED FIRE - FIRE IS ON SCENE AND ADVING 1182 ONLY // JEO REST AREA SHOULD BE AT MM 3.9 [Shared]
10:53 a.m.
[13] OIL OR DIESAL LEAKING IN THE RDWY ** [Shared]
10:56 a.m.
[15] 1039 CT [Shared]
10:58 a.m.
[17] TRI SO CB ADVING IS 1125 EB LN [Shared]
10:59 a.m.
[19] 1039 CT DIST 1 [Shared]
11:53 a.m.
[21] 90-18 ADVD THE SPILL WAS CLEANED UP

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