Vehicle Accident on Highway 101 North in Mendocino Results in No Injuries, Road Open

AI SUMMARY: At 7:00am, a vehicle went off the roadway on Highway 101 north at milepost 78.50 in Mendocino, but there were no injuries reported. The vehicle ended up 40 feet down an embankment in a river bed. At 7:34am, a tow truck was called to the scene to tow the Hyundai Tucson out of the embankment. The road was reopened around 9:26am after the vehicle was removed. The incident was later classified as a traffic collision with no injuries.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 10:09 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7 a.m.
[1] VEH OFF RDWY
7:03 a.m.
[6] PER CT - VEH 40FT OFF EMBANKEKMNT // NEG INJ
7:30 a.m.
[7] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX HYUND TUCSON O/T 40 FT DOWN EMBANKMENT IN RIVER BED
7:34 a.m.
[8] LL 1185
7:35 a.m.
[9] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MCCAFFERYS TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX
8:32 a.m.
[14] A105-052 SB LNS JSO SPYROCK ONE WAY 1184 FOR 1185
9:26 a.m.
[20] A105-052 RD OPEN 1185 HAS VEH PROVIDING 1148 TO LAYTONVILLE BM111
9:50 a.m.
[23] A105-052 98 SOLO VEH 1182 REQ 27 28 TO RP
10:04 a.m.
[24] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP

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