Hit-and-Run Driver Crashes Into Fence and Ditch at Highway 162 and Agency Road, Suspects Seen Trying to Remove Vehicle

AI SUMMARY: At 8:59pm, a white sedan collided with a fence and went into a ditch at Highway 162 and Agency Road, with no injuries reported. The vehicle was visible from the roadway, but no one was around it. The occupants were possibly back on the scene trying to remove the vehicle from the ditch. The Mendocino Sheriff's Office was contacted with no units available, and a tow truck was requested to remove the vehicle from the scene. The tow truck arrived by 11:30pm to tow away the white Chevrolet Malibu.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:33 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:59 p.m.
[1] WHI SD VS A FENCE AND INTO A DITCH
8:59 p.m.
[2] VISIBLE FROM RDWY
9 p.m.
[4] NO ONE ARUND THE VEH
9 p.m.
[5] NEG 1125
9:05 p.m.
[11] [Appended, 21:08:15] [1] WHI MAZD 4D VS FENCE AND INTO A DITCH
9:05 p.m.
[13] [Appended, 21:08:15] [3] OCCS ARE POSS BACK ON SCENE TRYING TO TAKE THE VEH OUT OF THE DITCH
9:10 p.m.
[22] 1039 MSO NEG UNITS ITA// WILLITS [Shared]
9:11 p.m.
[24] 1039 CF [Shared]
9:36 p.m.
[32] 105-39 INQ W/ IF 1185 IS NEEDED [Shared]
9:39 p.m.
[34] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CF NEEDS 1185 APROX 20 FT OFF RDWY DRIVER SIDE TIRES OK / UNABLE TO SEE PASS SIDE IN THE BRUSH NM [Shared]
9:40 p.m.
[36] 105-39 START 1185 [Shared]
9:41 p.m.
[37] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ALL IN ONE TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX [Shared]
9:42 p.m.
[38] [Notification] [CHP]-CF INQ ETA [Shared]
11:30 p.m.
[44] B105-039 VIA LL/ 1185 97/ 180 06 CHEV MAL WHI 1 FRONT PLT 22651B ID 25225

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