Solo Vehicle Collision Results in Debris on Highway 96 East, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision with no injuries occurred at 300 Highway 96 East near Hum 3.00. The caller reported debris in the roadway and a vehicle blocking the southbound lane. The driver was seen walking near the vehicle with a dog. The involved vehicle was described as a person wearing a red sweatshirt with cutoff sleeves possibly carrying an American flag. Additional callers reported lots of debris in the roadway and glass, a rear bumper, and a grill in the road. The California Highway Patrol requested a tow truck and confirmed that the roadway was clear with no injuries. The incident was changed from a traffic collision with unknown injuries to a traffic collision with no injuries.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:11 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


3:40 a.m.
[1] RP PASSED BY A TC
3:40 a.m.
[3] DEBRIS IN RDWY
3:40 a.m.
[4] VEH 1125 IN SB LANE
3:41 a.m.
[6] RP WALKING NEAR VEH W/ DOG
3:41 a.m.
[7] SOLO VEH TC
3:43 a.m.
[9] 1039 HSO NEG 108 UNITS
3:47 a.m.
[14] 1039 TRIBAL //UNIT NO LONGER 108
3:52 a.m.
[17] 1039 CT CALL OUT ONLY
4 a.m.
[23] INVLD LSW RED SWEATHIFRT W/ CUTOFF SLEEVES POSS CARRYING AN AMERICAN FLAG // INVLD LOST HER DOG AFTER THE TC [Shared]
4:06 a.m.
[26] PER ADDTL CALLER - LOTS OF DEBRI IN RDWY [Shared]
4:07 a.m.
[28] 16-30 INQ WITH DOT FOR ETA FOR C/O [Shared]
4:08 a.m.
[29] 1039 CT ADV THEY WOULD NEED TO START CALL OUT FOR ETA [Shared]
4:09 a.m.
[31] 1039 CT FOR CALL OUT [Shared]
4:14 a.m.
[32] [Notification] [CHP]-CT ETA 30 MIN [Shared]
4:24 a.m.
[35] PER ADDTL CALLER - VEH NO LONGER THERE [Shared]
4:26 a.m.
[36] GLASS, REAR BUMPER, GRILL IN RDWY [Shared]
4:27 a.m.
[37] RP ADV HE WILL PUT FLARES ON RDWY // SAG 3X [Shared]
4:33 a.m.
[40] PER CT 97 REQ A TOW TRUCK // CT WILL CB TO CONFIRM VEH IS 97 AND 1124 [Shared]
4:48 a.m.
[43] C16-030 VEH 422ND / MARKED WITH CONES / ENRT TO TC SCENE [Shared]
5:06 a.m.
[49] 16-30 RDWY CLR / NEG 180 / 1098 [Shared]
5:07 a.m.
[50] SOLO VEH 1182 / NEG 1110 TAKEN AT THIS TIME [Shared]
5:07 a.m.
[51] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj by CHP [Shared]

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