Hit and Run Driver Strikes Telephone Pole on Highway 36 West, No Injuries Reported

AI SUMMARY: At 12:35, a vehicle went off the roadway and hit a telephone pole on Highway 36 West near Hum 3.30. The vehicle continued westbound, and the pole was damaged and being held up by wires. There were no vehicles in the area when authorities arrived. The pole was heavily leaning and severed at the base. The California Highway Patrol was called to contact the telephone company to expedite removal of the lines from the roadway. The telephone company was notified and would call back with an estimated time of arrival.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 1:03 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:35 p.m.
[1] VEH WENT OFF THE RDWY HIT TELEPHONE POLE THEN CONT ON
12:35 p.m.
[2] VEH CONT WB
12:36 p.m.
[5] POLE IS DAMAGED BEING HELD UP BY THE WIRES
12:46 p.m.
[14] NEG VEHS ITA [Shared]
12:46 p.m.
[16] POLE LEANING HEAVILY /// NOT YET 1125 [Shared]
12:52 p.m.
[23] A16-044 REQ TO CONTACT ATT #(XXX) XXX-XXXX2 POLE SEARED OFF AT BASE BEING HELD UP BY LINE [Shared]
12:53 p.m.
[26] A16-044 09 AT INSTERSECTION OF 36/ROCKY LN [Shared]
12:54 p.m.
[27] A16-044 REQ ATT EXPEDIATE NO WAY TO GET RID OF LINES ON RDWY [Shared]
12:59 p.m.
[31] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 ATT / PE56CE17 / WILL CB W ETA [Shared]
2:07 p.m.
[33] 16-44 BOTH UNITS ENRT TO RMH // ATT WAS ABLE TO CLR LINE OO RDWY JOINT POLE PGE ENTITY RESPONISBLE FOR REPLACING THE POLE THEYVE NOTIFIED PGE // ATT RELAYED POLE WILL CONT TO LEAN NEEDING FULL CREW TO REPLACE PGE IS ENRT
2:07 p.m.
[36] 1039 PGE

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