Traffic Collision at Tompkins Hill Road and Hookton Road Results in Minor Injuries and Leaning Telephone Pole

AI SUMMARY: At 4:25 pm, a traffic collision with minor injuries occurred at the intersection of Tompkins Hill Road and Hookton Road, where a vehicle struck a telephone pole. The party was out of the vehicle, and there were no other vehicles involved. The pole was leaning on the truck, which sustained damage to the front-end and rear tires. PG&E was notified and estimated a 15-minute ETA for assistance. The road was closed due to low-hanging wires, and Humboldt Towing was requested to remove the truck. The driver had minor scrapes on the left side of their neck, and final charges for the collision were determined to be related to driving under the influence.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:09 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:25 p.m.
[1] VEH VS TELEPHONE POLE
4:26 p.m.
[3] PRTY OO VEH
4:26 p.m.
[5] NEG 1125
4:26 p.m.
[6] POLE LEANING ON THE TK
4:46 p.m.
[12] A16-031 1015 1015 1642 HRS
4:55 p.m.
[18] A16-031 POLE # 110098519
4:57 p.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 PGE / WILL CB WITH ETA
5 p.m.
[22] 16-S3 TOMPKINS JNO HOOKTON CLOSED FOR LOW HANGING WIRES
5:09 p.m.
[28] [Notification] [CHP]-PER PGE 15 MIN ETA
5:13 p.m.
[31] 16-S3 1185R CHEV PK RR TIRE BO FRONT END DAMAGE
5:14 p.m.
[32] 16-S3 APPROX 5-10 FT OFF RDWY // POWERPOLE IS LEANING ON IT// ADV 1185 1023 PGandE
5:15 p.m.
[33] 16-S3 RIGHT OFF RDWY // NEG SLOPE NEG ENBANKMENT
5:15 p.m.
[34] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX/ WILL BE ENRT WHEN PGE 97
5:21 p.m.
[38] HUMBOLDT TOW 15 MIN ETA
5:24 p.m.
[41] 1039 HUMBOLDT TOWING
6:10 p.m.
[53] 1039 O/C JUDGE
8:05 p.m.
[64] C16-022C 1098 / SOLO VEH 1181 / MINOR SCRAPES TO LEFT SIDE NECK // FINAL CHRGS 23152A
8:06 p.m.
[65] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP

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