Traffic Collision at Pony Bar Bridge on Hwy 299, Ambulance En Route

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision was reported on Highway 299, with an ambulance en route. The reporting party advised that she saw the incident near Pony Bar, crossing a bridge, but didn't have cell signal to report it until reaching Willow Creek. Emergency services were dispatched to the scene, where an upside-down vehicle in the river from a previous collision was also discovered. The fire department confirmed the situation and responded to the area.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:33 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


6:55 p.m.
[7] 1039 TRI CO SO
6:59 p.m.
[9] LL RP // ADVD SHE DIDNT HAVE CELL SIGNAL WHEN SHE ORIGINALLY SAW THIS, SHE HAD TO WAIT UNTIL SHE GOT TO WILLOW CREEK TO CALL IT IN // RP DOESNT KNOW EXACT MM BUT SAW A SIGN THE SAID PONY BAR AND THEY CROSSED A BRIDGE THERE
7:02 p.m.
[13] 1039 HMCC
7:07 p.m.
[14] 16-70 VIA LL CPZ ADV THERE IS AN OLD TC A FEW MILES INTO TRINITY CO THAT IS AN UPSEIDE VEH IN THE RIVER THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED/ 1020 SEEMS LIKE THE SAME- SAW THIS A FEW MONTHS AGO WILL CHECK HM AREA
7:09 p.m.
[16] C90-017 INQ W/ FIRE AND SEE IF THEYRE 97 AND ADVS THE STATUS, FOR THE 1179 CLOSER TO THE CO LINE
7:10 p.m.
[17] LL TRI CO // FIRE 97 // OLD TC FROM APRIL 12, 2024
7:11 p.m.
[18] 90-17 I CPY, INQ W/ THE FIRE AND RUN A 28 AND RUN IT AND SEE IF ITS AN OLD TC
7:11 p.m.
[19] PER UNRECOVERABLE VEHS LIST // RED TRUCK, DISTANCE DOWN, ON THE ROCKS, MM 6 AT PONY BAR BRIDGE LOG 241104RD0038
7:13 p.m.
[22] LL TRI CO // ADVD NEG ON VEH DESC HOWEVER FIRE ADVD THEY ARE FAMILIAR AND IT'S WELL KNOWN
7:29 p.m.
[23] C90-017 CAN YOU HAVE A FIRE UNIT RESPOND TO MY 1020 AND VERIFY THIS VEHICLE IS ALREADY A REPORTED TC, IT APPEARS TO BE A SEDAN UPSIDE DOWN ON A ROCK
7:30 p.m.
[24] 1039 TRI CO SO // WILL START FIRE UNIT
7:34 p.m.
[26] 90-17 CPZ 1022 FIRE
7:35 p.m.
[27] 1039 TRI CO SO

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