Traffic Collision at Highway 101 South and Loleta Drive Off Ramp, Semi Truck Crashes into Overpass

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision occurred at Highway 101 South and Loleta Drive Offramp involving a semi truck carrying a wide load that crashed into an overpass, resulting in multiple debris on the roadway. Both lanes were blocked by debris, and several vehicles pulled over. The semi truck was loaded with an excavator and has since been pulled over to the side. The California Highway Patrol requested a sweeper for the debris and a supervisor to respond for a bridge inspection.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:29 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:48 p.m.
[2] UNK COLOR UNK 28 SEMI CARYYING WIDE LOAD
4:48 p.m.
[3] SEMI TC INTO OVERPASS AND MULTI DEBRIS IN RDWY
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[6] DEBIRS 1125 BOTH LNS
4:47 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 16:50:04] [2] VEH STRUCK THE O/P
4:48 p.m.
[12] [Appended, 16:50:04] [3] SEMI TRK LOADE W/ EXCAVATOR
4:48 p.m.
[13] [Appended, 16:50:04] [4] SEMI IS NOW PULLED OVER ITA
4:48 p.m.
[14] [Appended, 16:50:04] [5] DEBRIS 1125
4:59 p.m.
[22] ADTL RP STRUCK THE DEBRIS/ OIL 1125 [Shared]
4:59 p.m.
[23] SEVERAL VEHS PULLED OVER ITA [Shared]
5 p.m.
[28] 1039 CT [Shared]
5:22 p.m.
[31] 16-S4 ADV CT WILL NEED SWEEPER FOR DEBRIS AND REQ SUPERVISOR RESPOND FOR BRIDGE INSPECTION [Shared]
5:22 p.m.
[32] 1039 CT [Shared]
5:26 p.m.
[38] PER 16-S4 IF CT SUP DOESNT WANT TO RESP HAVE CT SUSP 1021 HIM // 1039 CT - SUSP ENRT [Shared]
5:48 p.m.
[41] 16-S4 CT 97 DEBRIS ON SHOULDER

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