Defective Traffic Signals Cause Chaos on Highway 199, Nearly Causing Multiple Head-On Collisions

AI SUMMARY: The California Highway Patrol Dispatch log reported defective traffic signals at 7650-7717 Highway 199, causing 20 vehicles to be stuck in a construction zone and almost resulting in a head-on traffic collision. The situation almost led to a multi-vehicle head-on collision, prompting a call to the California Department of Transportation (CT) and the Department of Transportation to contact a worker with McCullough. The call was dropped, and it was unknown if the worker was en route. The California Highway Patrol also contacted the California Department of Transportation again for further assistance.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:37 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

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[4] CAUSED 20 VEHS TO BE STUCK IN CONSTRUCTION ZONE BECAUSE BOTH SIDES WERE GOING

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[8] ALMOST CAUSED HEAD ON TC

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[10] 1039 CT

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[16] [Appended, 20:14:47] [3] ALMOST MULTI HEAD ON TC

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