Cattle Cleared from Highway 3 South in Trinity County, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: At 8:45 am, a call was made regarding a live or dead animal at 2500 Highway 3 South in Trinity. The California Highway Patrol responded and determined that the area was technically open range, but the animals were not supposed to be on the highway. An officer was dispatched to check the scene and found that the cows were safely off the road. The Trinity County Sheriff's Office was informed of the situation.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:13 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:45 a.m.
[3] 1125
8:46 a.m.
[5] PER TRI CO, BELIEVES THIS 1020 IS NOT OPEN RANGE
8:48 a.m.
[7] 90-12 ENRT TO CHECK // BELIEVE ITS OPEN RANGE, CPZ LN 5/6
8:48 a.m.
[8] PER 90-S2, CLEARLY POSTED IN THIS AREA THAT IT IS OPEN RANGE
8:56 a.m.
[9] PER TRI SO // SPOKE TO AC, ITS TECHNICALLY OPEN RANGE, BUT THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE HIGHWAY // AC WILL HAVE EXTEDNED ETA, ON ANOTHER CALL
9:08 a.m.
[11] A90-012 COWS ARE NEG 1125, OFF THE RDWY // SWEPT SR3 TO MM24
9:09 a.m.
[15] 1039 TRINITY CO

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