Vehicle Part Blocking Traffic on Highway 101 South in Mendocino - Major Delays Expected

AI SUMMARY: At 8:10 am, a vehicle was reported blocking the road at 6200 Highway 101 South in Mendocino. The reporting party did not have a tow truck on the way and had not called for assistance. There was no unit available until 10:00 am, but they were in contact with the Unified Command Center. By 9:26 am, it was determined that the vehicle would be left on the roadside for 72 hours before being towed by rotation.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:30 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:10 a.m.
[6] VEH PART 1125
8:12 a.m.
[8] RP DOES NOT HAVE 3A// HAS NOT CALLED AN 1185
8:18 a.m.
[10] NEG 126RP UNIT 10-8 TILL 1000 HRS , NEG 18 S UNIT SHOWING 10-8
8:20 a.m.
[12] 1039 LL WITH UCC FOR S UNIT
8:24 a.m.
[15] 1039 UKCC
8:43 a.m.
[41] 1039 HCC / PER 18-C CALL OUT RP [Shared]
8:44 a.m.
[44] [CHP] has closed their incident [260727UK0031]
8:44 a.m.
[45] 1039 105-10 [Shared]
9:21 a.m.
[48] A105-052 VEH NEG 1125 ITS OFF THE RDWY , RECONTACTING THE RP TO INQ 1020 [Shared]
9:26 a.m.
[55] 52 CPYS ADVS HE CANT TOW UNLESS THE SUBJ IS 1097 DUE TO VEH CODE [Shared]
9:26 a.m.
[56] VEH WILL BE 422'D [Shared]
9:26 a.m.
[57] 72 HRS THEN IT WILL BE TOWED BY ROTATION TOW [Shared]
9:27 a.m.
[58] RP ADV THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW WHEN HE WILL BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO HIS VEH/ HE HAS AN UNK ETA [Shared]
9:27 a.m.
[59] ADV RP OF THE 72 HOUR RULE OF WHEN THE VEH WILL BE TOWED [Shared]

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