Vehicle found off roadway into culvert on Highway 299 at Oregon Street, passengers flagging down help

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at the intersection of Highway 299 and Oregon Street. A vehicle had gone off the road into a culvert, with the driver and passenger both on the road attempting to flag down help. The California Highway Patrol confirmed that there was no collision, just the vehicle high centered. The tow company, Buddys, was en route, with an estimated arrival time of approximately 2 hours. The CHP continued to contact Buddys for updates on their ETA.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:53 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:48 p.m.
[1] 3RD PARTY INFO
8:49 p.m.
[2] VEH OFF RDWY INTO A CULVERT
8:49 p.m.
[3] TRI SO GOT 3RD HAND INFO FROM RP (DAVE COX) WHO GOT IT FROM HIS DAUGHTER
8:50 p.m.
[4] DRIVER AND PASSENGER BOTH ON RD TRYING TO FLAG PEOPLE DOWN TO GET SOME HELP
9:04 p.m.
[10] C90-012 NEG TC, VEH IS JUST HIGH CENTERED, BUDDYS IS ENRT WILL BE 97 UNTIL THEY GO ON SCENE, VEH IS 1125
9:11 p.m.
[11] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj to 1125-Traffic Hazard by CHP
9:11 p.m.
[12] 90-12 CONTACT BUDDYS FIND OUT ETA FOR THE DRIVER
9:13 p.m.
[13] [Notification] [CHP]-1021 BUDDYS // HAS ONLY 1 DRIVER AND 5 CALLS PENDING // WILL RECALL CHP W/ ETA
9:16 p.m.
[14] BUDDYS DRVR IS IN REDDING // ETA APPROX 2 HRS
11:49 p.m.
[16] 90-12 LL //CONTACT BUDDYS TO SEE WHAT ETA IS
11:51 p.m.
[17] 1021 BUDDYS TOW // ON HOLD
11:55 p.m.
[21] 1039 BUDDYS TOW LINE 20

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