Bear Cub and Debris Reported in Highway 101 Northbound Median Near Garberville Offramp

AI SUMMARY: At 8:58 a.m., CHP received a report of a live or dead animal at Hwy 101 N and the Garberville Offramp, where a bear cub was in the center divider and debris was also in the Rdwy. By 9:01 a.m., the caller confirmed that both the bear and the debris were in the center divider, and the incident was cleared at 9:01 a.m. with lane 4 marked 1022.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 9:04 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:58 a.m.
[1] 1144 BEAR CUB IN THE CD
8:59 a.m.
[4] DEBRIS ALSO IN THE RDWY
9:01 a.m.
[7] 1022 LN 4
9:01 a.m.
[8] PER CALLER BEAR AND DEBRIS ARE IN THE CD
9:07 a.m.
[14] A105-039 BLK BEAR IN CD JNO BENBOW OFR FRM SB SIDE

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