Van Crashes Over Embankment on Highway 3 in Trinity - Lane Closed for Cleanup

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic collision on Highway 3 North in Trinity County at 8:10 pm involving a white unknown van that went off the road on the mountainside. There were no reports of anyone exiting the vehicle. The California Highway Patrol dispatched an ambulance to the scene and requested a tow truck from Wiebe with a 45-minute estimated time of arrival. The northbound lane was closed for a short period, but was reopened later by the graveyard shift.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:32 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:54 a.m.
[5] VEH IS A WHI UNK VAN
6:55 a.m.
[6] WENT OFF THE RD ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE
6:55 a.m.
[9] DID NOT SEE ANYONE GETTING OO VEH
6:58 a.m.
[16] 1039 TRI SO
7:11 a.m.
[17] A90-010 ADVISE S1 AT OFC FOR 1125 LOG 14 // ILL BE EXTENDED
7:23 a.m.
[20] A90-010 START 1185 / THEY ARE REQ WEIBE - ILL BE PROVIDING 1184 / 15 FT OVER EMBANKMENT
7:24 a.m.
[21] LE - 90-10 SPOKE TO GRAVEYARD CREW - CONSISTENT W/ TC
7:26 a.m.
[22] 1039 WIEBE // 45 MIN ETA
7:42 a.m.
[25] [CHP] has closed their incident [260223RD0079]
8:18 a.m.
[27] A90-010 NB LANE CLOSED FOR ABOUT 10-15 [Shared]
8:21 a.m.
[30] HEWAB #1 SENT [Shared]
8:30 a.m.
[31] A90-010 98 RDWY OPEN // 1182 B SHIFT GRAVEYARDS HANDELED LAST NIGH

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