Vehicle Collides with Bear on Highway 299 West in Humboldt County, Unknown Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision involving a vehicle and a bear occurred on Highway 299 West near Hum R14.20. The reporting party witnessed the bear and then saw a white smaller SUV further down the road, which may have been involved in the collision. The reporting party was unable to confirm if the vehicle was an Oldsmobile Bravada due to a lack of cell service. The extent of injuries is currently unknown.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:09 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:02 p.m.
[1] VEH VS BEAR
7:03 p.m.
[2] RP SEES BEAR AND FUTHER AROUND THE CORNER A VEH
7:04 p.m.
[6] RP ADVS THE VEH IS WHI SMALLER SUV
7:05 p.m.
[7] RP WAS NOT ABLE TO CONF THAT THE VEH WAS A OLDS BRAVADA AND BO CELL SVC
7:07 p.m.
[10] C16-022C UTL ON AN ADDITONAL TC // ONE IN THE SAME

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