Traffic Collision on Highway 101 North in Mendocino Results in Vehicle Down Embankment

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision was reported on Highway 101 N in Mendocino, at mile marker 60.70, with a vehicle hitting an embankment off the roadway. No occupants were seen outside the vehicle, and the exact description of the vehicle was unknown. The reporting party believed the vehicle may have been traveling at a high speed prior to the collision but did not witness the accident. Emergency services were called to the scene, and a towing company was requested to remove the vehicle from the embankment. The final coding indicated that the collision involved a single vehicle, the scene was under control, and the owner was responsible for the vehicle recovery.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 6:29 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


5:01 p.m.
[3] POSS SOLO VEH
5:01 p.m.
[4] VEH HIT EMBANKMENT OFF RDWY
5:02 p.m.
[5] NEG SEEN FROM RDWY
5:02 p.m.
[6] UNK VEH DESC
5:05 p.m.
[11] RP BELIEVES VEH WAS POSS HIGH SPEED PRIOR TO TC BUT DID NOT WITNESS
5:09 p.m.
[19] PER DOT NEG PTYS SEEN OUTSIDE VEH
5:10 p.m.
[21] 1039 CF
5:27 p.m.
[23] 105-S5 1141 1097 1185R APPROX 40 FT DOWN EMBANKMENT IN BRUSH ON WHEELS
5:28 p.m.
[24] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 MCCAFFERYS TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX
5:34 p.m.
[26] 1039 MCCAFFERYS TOWING
5:41 p.m.
[28] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97
6:25 p.m.
[31] B105-056 FINAL CODING: SOLO VEH 11-82 11-10 TAKEN// 11-85 HAS VEH -OWNERS RESPONSIBILITY// 10-98
6:26 p.m.
[32] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP

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