Traffic Collision on Highway 101 South Results in Minor Injuries from Semi VS SUV Crash

AI SUMMARY: At 7:50 am, there was a traffic collision on Highway 101 South involving a semi-truck and an SUV. Minor injuries were reported, and the northbound lanes were closed as a result. The scene required multiple tow trucks for the vehicles involved, including a full-sized Ford SUV and a semi-truck loaded with lumber. The California Highway Patrol requested assistance from the Department of Transportation for cleanup and traffic control. By 9:19 am, the northbound lane was reopened but the southbound lane remained closed with traffic being diverted. The incident was downgraded from a major injury collision to a minor injury collision around 9:48 am.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:51 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:50 a.m.
[1] SEMI VS SUV
7:51 a.m.
[3] 1039 CF
7:56 a.m.
[17] A105-020 ALL NB LNS CLOSED [Shared]
7:57 a.m.
[19] 1039 CT [Shared]
8 a.m.
[20] A105-020 FIRE 97 [Shared]
8:03 a.m.
[22] A105-018 REQ 1185 FOR FULL SIZED FORD SUV MAJ FE DAMAGE ALL TIRES GOOD [Shared]
8:03 a.m.
[23] LL 1185 [Shared]
8:05 a.m.
[24] A105-018 BIG RIG 1185R FULL SIZED SEMI DAY CAB 40 FT TRLR LOADED WITH LUMBER [Shared]
8:07 a.m.
[26] [Notification] [CHP]-PER ONE CT ENRT - INQ WITH CHP UNITS IF NEEDING MORE CT UNIT FOR TRAFFIC CONTROL AND CONES [Shared]
8:08 a.m.
[27] [Rotation Request Comment] BIG RIG -1039 All In One Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
8:09 a.m.
[29] PER 105-18 DOT CAN 1022 LN WILL BE OPEN SHORTLY [Shared]
8:09 a.m.
[30] 1039 CT [Shared]
8:12 a.m.
[32] 105-S1 REQ ROLL DOT FOT 10-15 GAL OF TRAN FLUID IN THE RDWY REQ BROOM TRK DRY SWEEP [Shared]
8:12 a.m.
[33] 1039 CT [Shared]
8:24 a.m.
[34] 105-S1 NB CONTROLED TRAFF NOW SB LN IS CLOSED USING 271 AS ALT ROUTE [Shared]
8:24 a.m.
[36] 1039 CT [Shared]
8:36 a.m.
[37] A105-010 PAC TOW IS 97
9:19 a.m.
[48] A105-018 PER S1 NB LANE OPEN TO 1 WAY SB STILL CLOSED DIVERTEING TRAFF ON TO SB 271/20 WILL BE 97 AS IC CT IS SWEEPING SB LN
9:40 a.m.
[49] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97
9:48 a.m.
[52] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj [Shared]

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