No Injuries Reported After Traffic Collision on Highway 96 East Near Bull Creek Road in Humboldt

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with no injuries occurred at 1870 Highway 96 E in Humboldt County. The incident was reported via an iPhone app alert at 9:37 am, with the reporting party confirming the crash at 9:38 am. The collision resulted in a rock and tire blocking the northbound lane on Highway 96. The California Highway Patrol requested a tow truck at 10:07 am, with a 15-minute ETA from the Department of Transportation. However, the tow truck experienced delays and was still attempting to clear the vehicle from the scene at 1:10 pm.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 1:13 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:37 a.m.
[1] IPHONE TC ALERT
9:37 a.m.
[5] PER RAPID NB 96 JSO BULL CREEK ROAD
9:38 a.m.
[8] RP ANSW CONFIRMED IN TC
9:39 a.m.
[9] 1125 NB LN ON 96
9:39 a.m.
[10] NEG INJ
9:39 a.m.
[13] RP ADV TC INTO ROCK AND TIRE IS BO
9:43 a.m.
[19] 1039 TRIBAL - NEG UNITS ITA
10:07 a.m.
[24] 16-70 PTY HAS PA 1185 ENRT ANCHOR IS 1185 VEH IS 1125 BLOCKING NB
10:10 a.m.
[29] [Notification] [CHP]-PER DOT - 15 MIN ETA
10:27 a.m.
[31] A16-070 PTY ADV BUDDYS WILL SHOULD BE ENRT INQ W/ THEM FOR ETA
10:31 a.m.
[32] PER BUDDYS 90 MIN ETA COMING FROM ARCATA
10:36 a.m.
[33] A16-070 ADV BUDDYS VEH HAS A BO F AXEL
10:38 a.m.
[35] 1039 BUDDY
11:46 a.m.
[37] 16-70 REQ UPDATED ETA FROM BUDDYS
12:05 p.m.
[41] A16-070 1185 97
1:10 p.m.
[43] 16-70 TOW TRUCK STILL ATTEMPTING TO GET VEH OO
1:53 p.m.
[44] A16-070 1185 HAS VEH// SOLO VEH 1182 1110 TAKEN NEG 180 RD CLR 98

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