Major Traffic Collision on Highway 101 in Mendocino Results in Serious Injuries

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision resulting in major injuries occurred at 7761 Highway 101 N in Mendocino. The vehicle went through a sign, with the driver being pulled out of the vehicle. The California Highway Patrol was notified at 10:18, with additional details shared at 10:19. The collision was described as a bad collision involving a single vehicle. Medical assistance was requested, and the scene was eventually cleared with the final coding indicating a solo vehicle collision resulting in major injuries.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:44 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:18 a.m.
[4] 1125
10:19 a.m.
[11] UKN TYPE OF VEH BRO CAR PER ADDTL CALLER [Shared]
10:18 a.m.
[17] [Appended, 10:21:57] [4] VEH TC
10:19 a.m.
[21] [Appended, 10:21:57] [8] VEH 1125
10:19 a.m.
[22] [Appended, 10:21:57] [9] PER RP DRVR POSS INJ
10:21 a.m.
[25] [Appended, 10:21:57] [12] VEH WENT THROUGH SIGN
10:21 a.m.
[26] [Appended, 10:21:57] [13] DRVR BEING PULLED OO VEH
10:24 a.m.
[30] 105-55 ADV 16-R4 CAN 1022 IF FIRE ENRT [Shared]
10:21 a.m.
[42] [Appended, 10:25:32] [6] BAD TC
10:21 a.m.
[43] [Appended, 10:25:32] [7] SOLO VEH TC
10:22 a.m.
[45] [Appended, 10:25:32] [9] UNK INJ
10:22 a.m.
[47] [Appended, 10:25:32] [11] BLOCKING SLOW LANE ON THE UPHILL
10:22 a.m.
[48] [Appended, 10:25:32] [12] DEBRIS 1125 #1
10:24 a.m.
[51] [Appended, 10:25:32] [15] 1039 CALFIRE
10:24 a.m.
[52] [Appended, 10:25:32] [16] PER CALFIRE, CHP JUST CONTACT THEM FOR THIS TC \
10:36 a.m.
[60] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF SINGLE VEH TC / MAJOR FE DAMAGE / ONE PATIENT W/ INJ // NB LNS 1125 [Shared]
10:37 a.m.
[62] 105-55 CPYS REQ 1185 EXPEDITE [Shared]
10:39 a.m.
[63] MCAFFERYS ADV 30 MIN ETA [Shared]
10:39 a.m.
[64] Tow Request Cancelled: 869998 [Shared]
10:40 a.m.
[66] MCAFFERYS ONLY TOW ITA [Shared]
10:40 a.m.
[68] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 McCaffery's Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
10:42 a.m.
[70] A105-055 REQ INQ W/ CF IF VEH IS MOVEABLE TO JUST MARK TIRES AND MOVE OO RD [Shared]
10:43 a.m.
[71] Tow Request Cancelled: 869999 [Shared]
10:44 a.m.
[72] 1039 CF WILL CB IF ABLE TO MOVE OO RDWY [Shared]
10:48 a.m.
[74] A105-055 LAKE VILLE FIRE SEEN C3 // 55 REQ TO SEE IF TRANSPORTING PT TO HOWARD // REQ UK IF SO [Shared]
10:49 a.m.
[75] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 CF // WEAVER AIRSTRIPE // UNABLE TO MARK VEH AND MOVE [Shared]
10:51 a.m.
[77] 1039 CF UNK WHERE PTY IS BEING TRANASPORTED TO // AIR AMBULANCE WILL MAKE THAT DESCION [Shared]
10:54 a.m.
[80] 1039 DOT [Shared]
10:56 a.m.
[84] A105-055 APPEARS ONLY FIRE ITA // REQ CT TAKE OVER ONE WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL [Shared]
10:59 a.m.
[87] LE 1039 CT AFTER LINE 84 [Shared]
11:10 a.m.
[89] 1039 CT
11:12 a.m.
[90] A105-055 NOTIFDY S UNIT PER FIRE WILL BE 1180
11:17 a.m.
[92] 1039 UKCC TRASNFERRED ME TO SRGT PRITT // PRITT CPYS
11:20 a.m.
[93] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH OO RDWY CT WILL OPEN LANES
11:40 a.m.
[101] A105-055 98 FROM SCENE // FINAL CODING : SOLO VEH 1180 1110 TKN
11:40 a.m.
[102] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj [Shared]

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