Trash Bag on Highway 101 Causes Traffic Hazard as Vehicles Swerve to Avoid

AI SUMMARY: A large trash bag was spotted at 8967 Highway 101 North around mile marker 89.70, posing a hazard to traffic. The bag was in the northbound number 2 lane, and vehicles were having to swerve to avoid it. The California Highway Patrol contacted Caltrans for assistance with clearing the debris from the road. No vehicles were associated with the trash bag at the time of the report.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:41 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


4:35 p.m.
[1] LARGE TRASH BAG 1125
4:36 p.m.
[5] FULL TRASH BAG SPREADING OO BAG NB #2 LN
4:36 p.m.
[6] NEG VEH ASSOC ITA
4:37 p.m.
[7] VEHS HAVING TO SWERVE TO MISS
4:38 p.m.
[10] 1039 CT

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