Minor Injuries Reported After Vehicle Collision on Highway 36 East near Humboldt

AI SUMMARY: At 7:41 AM, the California Highway Patrol responded to a solo vehicle traffic collision with minor injuries at 1640 Highway 36 East in Humboldt County. The vehicle was partially blocking the eastbound lane with occupants still inside. Multiple vehicles were stopped at the scene. Emergency services were notified, and one party was identified as having minor injuries. Tow services were requested, and Highway 36 was closed for vehicle recovery at 9:10 AM.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:13 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:41 a.m.
[3] VEH TC
7:41 a.m.
[10] [Appended, 07:43:11] [1] SOLO VEH TC
7:41 a.m.
[13] [Appended, 07:43:11] [4] PARTIAL 1125 IN EB LN
7:42 a.m.
[14] [Appended, 07:43:11] [5] OCCUPANTS STILL IN VEH
7:42 a.m.
[15] [Appended, 07:43:11] [6] MULT VEHS STOPPED
7:43 a.m.
[18] 1039 CF [Shared]
7:44 a.m.
[20] [Notification] [CHP]-DOT 97, 2 OCCUPANTS / 1 PTY STILL IN VEH, OTHER IS MIN INJ [Shared]
7:53 a.m.
[27] 1039 DOT // WILL ATTEMPT AND ADV [Shared]
8:03 a.m.
[28] A16-044 16-44 97 w fire [Shared]
8:09 a.m.
[31] A16-044 1185 HOND ACC PARTIALLY DOWN STEEP EMABKEMNT / RF HUB ASSEMLY BO UKN COND OF THE REST OF THE TIRES / MGE L SIDE DMG [Shared]
8:10 a.m.
[34] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOWING//(XXX) XXX-XXXX//EN ROUTE [Shared]
8:31 a.m.
[40] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP [Shared]
9:02 a.m.
[44] 16-44 REQ ETA FROM 1185 / 1 WAY 1184
9:09 a.m.
[46] A16-044 1185 97
9:10 a.m.
[47] A16-044 36 CLOSED FOR VEH RECOVERY
9:19 a.m.
[48] A16-044 1 WAY 1184 / SHOUD BE OPEN 10-15
9:25 a.m.
[49] A16-044 RDWY CLR AND OPEN ALL UNITS 98 1181 COP 11-10 TAKEN

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