Hit and Run Incident at Mill Creek Bridge on Highway 96 East

AI SUMMARY: At 2:33 AM, dispatch received a notification about an iPhone hit and run at 1450 Highway 96 East in Humboldt County, with no injuries reported. The California Highway Patrol requested assistance from the Hoopa Tribal Police or the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office to check the area. By 3:17 AM, the vehicle was found near the Mill Creek Bridge, but there were no occupants inside. The bridge was also checked for any parties involved but none were found. By 4:32 AM, CHP confirmed the vehicle was left at the scene, classifying the incident as a hit and run with no injuries.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 4:37 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


2:33 a.m.
[1] IPHONE TC NOTIF
2:36 a.m.
[6] 1039 16-10, ENRT SHORTLY / INQ IF TRIBAL OR HSO IN AREA TO CHK
2:37 a.m.
[8] 1039 HOOPA// UNITS ITA OF MARSHALL// WILL CB FOR UPDATES
2:53 a.m.
[12] PER HOOPA VEH IS AT SCEEN, NEG OCCP ITA
3:17 a.m.
[17] PER HOOPA NEG PTY ITA// VEH 1020 ITA MILL CREEK BRIDGE
3:17 a.m.
[18] [Notification] [CHP]-[17] PER HOOPA NEG PTY ITA// VEH 1020 ITA MILL CREEK BRIDGE
4:03 a.m.
[23] C16-010 GR NEG 1125
4:05 a.m.
[25] 1039 DOT
4:05 a.m.
[26] C16-010 GR IS ON SW SIDE OF BRIDGE, JSO BRIDGE / VEH WENT OFF TO WEST
4:32 a.m.
[33] PER 16-10 LEAVING VEH ON SCENE //VEH 1124/422 GR
4:32 a.m.
[34] PER 16-10 SOLO VEH 20002 / 1098
4:32 a.m.
[35] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 20002-Hit and Run No Injuries by CHP

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