Major Traffic Collision Leaves One Person Airlifted to Trauma Center from Highway 101 in Humboldt County

AI SUMMARY: A major traffic collision occurred at 1590 Highway 101 South in Humboldt County, resulting in major injuries. The incident involved one vehicle overturning off the roadway, possibly resulting in the ejection of a driver. The northbound lanes were closed due to one vehicle going over an embankment. Emergency services were notified and a helicopter was requested to airlift an individual with abrasions on the left temple and a spinal fracture to a trauma center. The vehicle involved was a Toyota Avalon, with a right front tire blowout. Redwood Towing was called to the scene for assistance. The situation was upgraded from a traffic collision with injuries to a major injury collision by the California Highway Patrol.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 11:50 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


10:08 a.m.
[3] 1 VEH OT OFF RDWY POSS EJECTION
10:16 a.m.
[13] B105-026 NB CLOSED 1180
10:11 a.m.
[19] [Appended, 10:17:22] [2] 1 OTHER VEH OVER THE EMBANKMENT
10:11 a.m.
[20] [Appended, 10:17:22] [3] DRIVER EJECTED OO VEH IN REDWY
10:14 a.m.
[25] [Appended, 10:17:22] [8] 1039 CT
10:15 a.m.
[26] [Appended, 10:17:22] [9] 105-26 ONE IN THE SAME / SEMI 97 NEG INV/ CSO 97
10:19 a.m.
[28] [Notification] [CHP]-PER CT 40 MIN ETA [Shared]
10:20 a.m.
[31] 1039 DOT [Shared]
10:07 a.m.
[38] [Appended, 10:22:59] [3] VEH O/T
10:08 a.m.
[40] [Appended, 10:22:59] [5] UNK 1125
10:09 a.m.
[42] [Appended, 10:22:59] [11] [Appended, 10:22:49] [1] IPHONE TC NOTIFICATION
10:11 a.m.
[51] [Appended, 10:22:59] [17] [Appended, 10:22:49] [7] 105-37 CPYS HOOKER OFR SO FAR UTL ENRT
10:24 a.m.
[52] 1039 CF DOT ETA [Shared]
10:32 a.m.
[56] 105-S2 SB FULLY OPEN NB #1 OPEN [Shared]
10:33 a.m.
[57] 1039 CT [Shared]
10:41 a.m.
[59] 105-S2 1185 TOYT AVALON RF TIRE BO UNK OTHERS APPROX 10 FT OFF RDWY ON WHEELS IN CULVERT OR DITCH APPROX 10 FT DEEP [Shared]
10:42 a.m.
[60] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 Redwood Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX ETA 15 MIN [Shared]
10:54 a.m.
[61] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97 [Shared]
10:58 a.m.
[62] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP [Shared]
11:48 a.m.
[67] 105-37 LAST OF WILSON EXTENT OF INJ // MOD ABBRASION TO LEFT TEMPLE AND SPINE FRAC / AIRLIFTED TO TRAUMA CENTER UNK WHICH ONE 105-37 WCB IF INFO
11:48 a.m.
[68] B(XXX) XXX-XXXX HAS VEH
11:49 a.m.
[69] 105-S2 CT IS GOING TO START PICKING UP CLOSURE
12:05 p.m.
[71] A105-037 SOLO VEH 1180

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