Multiple Black Cows Cause Chaos on Southbound Highway 101

AI SUMMARY: At 3:36 am, three black cows were reported in the middle of the southbound lanes of Highway 101. A subsequent report at 3:39 am indicated that one of the cows may have been hit by a vehicle that then continued driving. Law enforcement personnel arrived on the scene and found one cow limping. Multiple units responded to the scene to try to get the cows off the roadway, and a livestock deputy was requested. By 5:27 am, two cows were successfully back in a field, with one cow stuck with a leg issue. The California Highway Patrol continued to coordinate with other agencies to address the animal hazard on the highway.

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


3:36 a.m.
[1] 3 BLK COWS OUT IN MIDDLE OF SB LNS
3:39 a.m.
[4] [Appended, 03:40:40] [1] PER ADDTL RP ANOTHER VEH POSS JUST HIT THEM
3:40 a.m.
[5] [Appended, 03:40:40] [2] UNCONFIRMED IF VEH TC'D OR NOT, RP ONLY SAW HEADLIGHTS, BUT ONLY 1 HEADLIGHT NOW / VEH CONT ON AND DID NOT STOP
3:41 a.m.
[7] 16-20 CPYS 97 W/ 1 COW LIMPING [Shared]
3:44 a.m.
[9] C16-020 1 COW LIMPING I/O RDWY NEG EARTAGS [Shared]
3:49 a.m.
[16] C16-020 LIVESTOCK DEPUTY NEEDED COWS OO RDWY [Shared]
5:04 a.m.
[20] C16-010 REQ UNIT FOR 1125 COWS ALL OVER RDWY
5:07 a.m.
[24] 16-10 RUNNING COWS OFF G ST OFF RAMP
5:24 a.m.
[27] 1039 APD
5:27 a.m.
[28] C16-020 2 COWS BACK IN 1 IS STUCK IN FIELF W/ BO LEG ALL UNITS 98
5:27 a.m.
[29] 1039 APD
8:57 a.m.
[37] 1039 SP // WILL INQ AND CB [Shared]
9:08 a.m.
[40] 1039 16-S5

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