Traffic Collision at Dows Prairie Road and Balboa Road Results in Damaged Power Pole, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: There was a traffic collision with no injuries reported at Dows Prairie Road and Balboa Road. The reporting party heard the collision but did not have a description of the vehicles involved. The California Highway Patrol was notified, and it was reported that a power pole was damaged in the collision. The incident was later updated to confirm that there were no injuries in the collision, and a solo vehicle was involved.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:14 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:28 p.m.
[1] RP HEARD A TC
4:29 p.m.
[3] UNK VEH DESC
4:30 p.m.
[4] 1039 CF
4:40 p.m.
[9] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT APPEARS TO BE 20002 DAMAGED POWERPOLE // CT 1039 PGE
5:06 p.m.
[24] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj
5:12 p.m.
[27] C16-019C SOLO VEH 1182 11-10 TAKEN NEG 180 98

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