Vehicle Collides with Sign on Highway 299 East, One Injured, Eastbound Lane Closed for Recovery

AI SUMMARY: At 6:10 am, there was a report of a vehicle versus sign collision on Highway 299 E at Mile Marker 37.80. Fortunately, there were no injuries reported. CalFire was notified as a precaution. The ambulance was dispatched, but there were no injuries to report. By 7:03 am, a tow truck was en route to remove the Subaru that had its front right tire up against the embankment. Both Hoopa Medical and St. Joseph's Hospital confirmed that there were no walk-ins within the past two hours for the traffic collision. Emergency services requested an estimated time of arrival from the towing company, Buddy's Towing, who should have been on-site shortly. The eastbound lane was temporarily closed for approximately 10 minutes for vehicle recovery.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:57 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:10 a.m.
[2] VEH VS SIGN
6:10 a.m.
[5] NEG 1125
6:12 a.m.
[8] 1039 CALFIRE PRECAUTION
6:29 a.m.
[16] PER HOOPA MEDICAL GRN LEGACY OUT NEG 1125 1124
7:03 a.m.
[25] A16-025 1185R SUBA OUT BO FRONT RIGHT TIRE UP AGAINST EMBANKMENT
7:04 a.m.
[26] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX
7:05 a.m.
[29] 1039 CT
7:12 a.m.
[32] PER MHM NEG WALKS IN WITHIN PAST 2 HOURS FOR TC
7:16 a.m.
[34] PER SJH NEG WALKS IN WITHIN PAST 2 HOURS FOR TC
7:33 a.m.
[36] A16-025 REQ ETA FROM BUDDYS TOWING
7:34 a.m.
[37] 1039 BUDDYS, SHOULD BE 97 ANY MINUTE
7:53 a.m.
[43] A16-022 EB LN CLOSED FOR APPROX 10 MIN FOR VEH RECOVERY
7:53 a.m.
[44] 1039 CT
7:59 a.m.
[49] 16-25 RDWY OPEN 1185 HAS VEH 11-10 TAKEN SOLO VEH 20002 98 FROM TC SCENE
7:59 a.m.
[50] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries by CHP

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