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Traffic Hazard Reported on Highway 101 South in Humboldt County Involving Plastic Tote and Wood Crate

AI SUMMARY: A traffic hazard was reported at 6980 Highway 101 South in Humboldt County at mile marker 69.80. A plastic tote was found in the center divide, and a wood crate may have broken due to falling or being hit. The reporting party was in a red Dodge Ram truck on the right shoulder and requested that the CHP retrieve the tote and bring it to them. Caltrans was contacted but was not on duty, and a CHP unit with a 45-minute ETA was dispatched. The reporting party expressed concern about the dangers of trying to retrieve the items herself due to long stretches of no traffic.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 5:17 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.

5:07 p.m.
Traffic Hazard Reported on Highway 101 South in Humboldt County Involving Plastic Tote and Wood Crate
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5:08 p.m.
[4] PLASTIC TOTE IN CD
5:08 p.m.
[5] WOOD CRATE MAY HAVE BROKEN FM FALL OR POSS BEEN HIT
5:08 p.m.
[6] ON RS - RP IN RED DODG RAM TK
5:10 p.m.
[7] REQ CHP RETRIEVE THE TOTE AND BRING IT TO RP ON RS
5:11 p.m.
[10] 1039 CT - THEY STATE NO ONE ON DUTY
5:12 p.m.
[12] 16-31C CPZ 45 MIN ETA EXTENDED FROM ARCTA
5:13 p.m.
[13] RP CPYS EXT ETA - STATES LIKELY TO NOT WAIT
5:14 p.m.
[16] RP STATES LONG STRETCHES OF NO TRAFFIC / AND COPIES THE DANGERS OF POSS TRYING TO RETRIEVE HERSELF

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