Big Rig Tips Over in Ditch on Highway 101, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: At 6:10 AM, a big rig tipped over in a ditch on Highway 101 with no injuries reported. The solo commercial vehicle was off the roadway and the driver was out of the vehicle by 6:20 AM. The southbound lane was blocked and one-way traffic control was provided by Leggett Volunteer Fire. The driver attempted to get a private tow truck with a 90-minute estimated time of arrival. Fire was requested to respond once the tow was on the scene to prevent any battery shifting. The highway was eventually fully closed by Caltrans for recovery efforts, with updates on the closure provided throughout the day. By 2:42 PM, the roadway was open to one-way traffic.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 3:31 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:10 a.m.
[1] BIG RIG TIPPED OVER IN A DITCH
6:11 a.m.
[3] NEG 1125
6:19 a.m.
[6] [Appended, 06:20:45] [1] SOLO COMMERCIAL VEH TC
6:20 a.m.
[10] [Appended, 06:20:45] [5] IS OFF THE RDWY
6:20 a.m.
[12] [Appended, 06:20:45] [7] MALE IS OO THE VEH
6:34 a.m.
[16] A105-038 SB LN BLOCKED / LEGGETT VOLUNTEER FIRE PROVIDED ONE WAY TRF CONTROL [Shared]
6:35 a.m.
[18] 105-38 DRIVER OF VEH ATTEMPTING TO GET PRIVATE 1185 NOW [Shared]
7:02 a.m.
[24] 105-38 1185 90 MIN ETA
7:41 a.m.
[27] A105-038 RDWY OPEN 38 AND CT 1023ING FOR 1185
9:22 a.m.
[33] OPER CT REQ FIRE RESPOND ONCE TOW IS 97 IN CASE THE BATTERIES SHIFT WHILE BEING RECO VERED
9:22 a.m.
[34] [Notification] [CHP]-[33] OPER CT REQ FIRE RESPOND ONCE TOW IS 97 IN CASE THE BATTERIES SHIFT WHILE BEING RECO VERED [Shared]
11:45 a.m.
[38] 1039 CF
12:50 p.m.
[40] CT DOING FULL HWY CLOSURE
12:52 p.m.
[42] 105-S4 REQ TIME OF FULL CLOSURE
12:54 p.m.
[43] PER DOT RDWAY CLOSED AS OF 1254 HOURS
12:55 p.m.
[45] [Notification] [CHP]-105-L INQ W 38 ON HOW LONG THE RD WILL BE CLOSED [Shared]
12:57 p.m.
[48] PER 105-38 UNK AT THIS TIME//CURRENTLY IN PROCESS OF CUTTING TREE DOWN THAT IS HOLDING THE TRUCK DOWN//WILL ADV ON ETA WHEN ABLE [Shared]
1:46 p.m.
[58] A105-038 DOT WILL BE SETTING HARD CLOSURE//WILL ADV TIME OF CLOSURE
1:56 p.m.
[60] [Notification] [CHP]-105-L ADV FULL CLOSURE FOR 1 HR TO 1.5 HRS TO RECOVER THE VEH // REQ NOTIFY ENTAC [Shared]
1:58 p.m.
[61] A105-038 FULL CLOSURE NOW [Shared]
1:58 p.m.
[62] 105-L REQ DOT ACTIVATE SIG ALERT JNO AND JSO [Shared]
1:58 p.m.
[64] 1039 DOT // WILL UPDATE SIGNS [Shared]
2 p.m.
[65] 1039 ENTAC
2:05 p.m.
[70] 1039 105-L
2:41 p.m.
[71] [Notification] [CHP]-105L OPENING TRAFFIC TO ONE WAY 1184 [Shared]
2:42 p.m.
[72] 105-38 RDWAY OPEN TO 1 WAY 1184 [Shared]
3:01 p.m.
[74] [Notification] [CHP]-ACONCERNED CITIZEN CLALING STATES TRAFFIC IS BACKEDD UP ON BRIDGE BY CONFUSION HILL/BRIDGE IS SHAKING CONCERNED FOR THE INTEGRITY [Shared]
3:02 p.m.
[76] 1039 CT [Shared]
3:29 p.m.
[79] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP [Shared]

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