Large Rock Blocked in Westbound Lane on Highway 96 East, Near Happy Camp, California.

AI SUMMARY: A large rock was reported in the westbound lane 1 mile west of Happy Camp on Highway 96. The California Highway Patrol was contacted and a unit was dispatched to the scene, although there was difficulty with cell service in the area. Another report confirmed a boulder in the middle of the roadway about 3 miles from Chamber Flat and 5 miles west of Happy Camp. The CHP was still trying to contact someone for an estimated time of arrival.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:01 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:38 p.m.
[1] 1 MI JWO HAPPY CAMP // LARGE ROCK IN THE WB LANE
5:39 p.m.
[4] 1039 CT // POSS A CALLOUT , WILL GET SOMEONE STARTED
5:43 p.m.
[6] 1039 41-12 VIA TEXT / BO CELL SERVICE AT HIS R
5:44 p.m.
[7] 41-12 VIA TEXT, WILL BE ENRT UNTIL CT GETS RDWY CLR
5:50 p.m.
[9] [Appended, 17:51:23] [1] BOULDER IN MIDDLE OF RDWY / ABOUT 3 MI F/ CHAMBER FLAT , ABOUT 5 MI JWO HC
5:51 p.m.
[10] [Appended, 17:51:23] [2] 1039 W/ UPDATED 1020
5:58 p.m.
[18] 1021 TO C/T / NO ETA / STILL TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF SOMEONE [Shared]
6:01 p.m.
[20] [Appended, 18:01:29] [2] NOT QUITE AS LARGE AS ORIGINALLY THOUGHT / BUT IT IS BLKG WHOLE LANE
6:05 p.m.
[25] CT ADVS ETA 10 MIN [Shared]

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