Vehicle Found Perched on Rock After Traffic Collision on Highway 299 West in Trinity County, California

AI SUMMARY: At 11:23 on Highway 299 W in Trinity, there was a traffic collision with unknown injuries that resulted in a vehicle overturning on the river bar. The California Highway Patrol is unsure if it is a fresh or old collision, and is working with the Trinity Sheriff's Office to determine the details. Hawkins Fire Department was unable to respond to the scene of the collision, where a vehicle was left perched on a rock since 20:24.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:39 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


11:23 a.m.
[2] VEH OT ON RIVER BAR
11:25 a.m.
[6] 90-16 CPZ POSS SAME AS OLD TC UNRECOVERABLE VEH
11:25 a.m.
[9] [Appended, 11:26:25] [3] UNK TYPE VEH
11:27 a.m.
[14] UNK IF IT IS A FRESH OR OLD TC [Shared]
11:28 a.m.
[21] 90-S1 REQ IF CF GOES 97 FIRST TO ADVS IF NEW OR OLD TC [Shared]
11:29 a.m.
[22] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 TRI SO - WILL CALL AND ADVS IF OLD TC OR NOT [Shared]
11:36 a.m.
[25] [Notification] [CHP]-TRI SO ADVS HAWKINS FIRE IS NOT RESPONDING - VEH HAS BEEN THERE SINCE 2024 - COULD NOT ADVS WHAT KIND OF VEH COULD ONLY ADVS IT IS A VEH THAT IS PERCHED ON A ROCK AND EVERYONE CALLS IT IS [Shared]

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