Water Buffalo Temporarily Halts Traffic on Highway 255 and Jackson Ranch Road

AI SUMMARY: At 2:26 AM, the California Highway Patrol dispatch log reported a large black animal in the middle of the lanes at Highway 255 and Jackson Ranch Road, possibly a cow. At 2:36 AM, it was confirmed to be a water buffalo, not a cow. Authorities requested animal control assistance from someone named Mario.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:39 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


2:26 a.m.
[2] LARGE BLK ANIMAL IN MIDDLE OF LNS
2:26 a.m.
[3] POSS COW
2:36 a.m.
[16] 16-30 LOCATED A WATER BUFFALO // NEG COW // REQ ATC MARIO

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