Vehicle with Possible Oozing Gas Tank Blocking Highway 299 E and Highway 101 N Interchange

AI SUMMARY: At Highway 299 E and Highway 101 N there is a traffic hazard involving a vehicle blocking the roadway. The vehicle is a red late model minivan with a possible out of gas issue. The California Highway Patrol is on scene and requesting a tow truck for the minivan, which has a broken gas tank. A towing company called Buddys has been assigned the case with an estimated arrival time of 20 minutes.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 1:01 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:29 p.m.
[1] VEH IN RDWAY
12:30 p.m.
[2] RED LATE MODEL MINIVAN FL 28//POSS OOG
12:40 p.m.
[6] A16-022 1125 IS ON THE EB OFR TO 299 FROM SB
12:48 p.m.
[7] A16-022 REQ 3A RED CHRY PCF OOG// NEW CALL VEH HAS A BO GAS TANK
12:54 p.m.
[13] [Notification] [CHP]-3A ASSIGNED BUDDYS ETA 20MINS /CASE# 22769230
12:59 p.m.
[15] 1039 BUDDYS//DRIVER ENRT

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