Traffic Collision on Highway 101 as Car Collides with Elk, Ambulance En Route

AI SUMMARY: A traffic collision involving a vehicle and an elk occurred on Highway 101, prompting an ambulance to be dispatched. The California Highway Patrol requested medical precautions from the Del Norte County Sheriff's Office. It was uncertain whether the elk was still in the road. The vehicle was in the first lane, with the elk nearby. The CHP requested an estimated time of arrival for the ambulance, which was en route. Eventually, a tow truck was called to remove the Subaru with four good tires, taking it to Brookings with two individuals on board.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 1:15 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12 a.m.
[3] VEH VS ELK
12:02 a.m.
[11] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
12:02 a.m.
[12] 1039 DNSO FOR MED PRECAUTION
12:02 a.m.
[13] UNK IF 1125
12:05 a.m.
[16] 95-92 97 VEH IN #1//SO ARE ELK
12:09 a.m.
[20] C95-086 REQ ETA FROM 1141
12:10 a.m.
[21] [Notification] [CHP]-1039 DNSO / 1141 ENRT 7 AGO, UNK ETA BUT SHOULD BE 97 ANY MINUTE
12:51 a.m.
[23] C95-086 1185 SUBA CTK 4 GOOD TIRES//OWNERS RESP//REQ BE TAKEN TO BROOKINGS//2 PTYS
12:53 a.m.
[24] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOW (XXX) XXX-XXXX
1:11 a.m.
[26] C95-086 1185 97
1:28 a.m.
[27] C95-086 SOLO VEH 1181 1110 TAKEN 1185 HAS VEH NEG 180 98
1:29 a.m.
[28] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP

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