Three-Vehicle Traffic Collision at Old Arcata Road and Halvorsen Creek Road Leads to Road Closure and Vehicle Recovery Operations

AI SUMMARY: A three-vehicle traffic collision with unknown injuries occurred at the intersection of Old Arcata Road and Halvorsen Creek Road. Debris was reported on the road, and one of the vehicles, a white Dodge F1500, was partially blocking the road. The California Highway Patrol requested towing services for a Dodge Ram 1500 with a broken rear axle and three good tires. Additionally, a Ford Escape with a possible broken right front tire was found four feet down an embankment. Both lanes of Old Arcata Road were closed for vehicle recovery.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:53 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


9:56 a.m.
[2] 3 VEH TC
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[5] UNK INJ
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[7] VEH NEG 1125/ DEBRIS 1125
9:58 a.m.
[18] CALLER NOT ANSWERING QUESTIONS // UNABLE TO GET VEH INFO // CALLER ADV VEH PARTIALLY 1125 [Shared]
9:58 a.m.
[19] WHI DODGE F1500 PK PARTIALLY 1125 [Shared]
9:59 a.m.
[20] [Notification] [CHP]-APD RECEIVED ADDTIONAL CALL AND XFERRED TO ARCATA FIRE [Shared]
10:05 a.m.
[24] XER FROM APD // OPEN LINE 911 PINING AT TC SCENE [Shared]
10:20 a.m.
[29] A16-022 1185 OWNERS RESP DODG RAM 1500 BO REAR AXEL 3 GOOD TIRES [Shared]
10:20 a.m.
[30] 16-22 VEH PARTIAL 1125 [Shared]
10:21 a.m.
[31] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
10:38 a.m.
[34] A16-019 1185 FORD ESCAPE RIGHT FRONT TIRE POSS BO// 4 FT DOWN EMBANKMENT [Shared]
10:38 a.m.
[35] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Buddy's Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
10:49 a.m.
[36] A16-019 BOTH LNS OLD ARCATA CLOSED FOR VEH RECOVERY [Shared]
10:54 a.m.
[37] A16-019 1 LN CLOSED, 1 WAY 1184 [Shared]
10:59 a.m.
[38] A16-019 RDWY OPEN [Shared]

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