Traffic Collision at Highway 36 and South Fork Mountain Road Results in No Injuries

AI SUMMARY: At 2:00 PM, the California Highway Patrol received a report of a traffic collision with no injuries at the intersection of Highway 36 and South Fork Mountain Road. A vehicle was found in a ditch but there was no fire or smoking present. The Trinity County Sheriff's Office was notified, and it was reported that the vehicle was overturned with people standing on the roadway. Tow services were called to remove the vehicle from the scene. Later, it was confirmed that it was a solo vehicle collision with no injuries. The driver, an 82-year-old veteran, didn't have enough funds to cover the tow, but the towing company agreed to release the vehicle to him. Concerned about his recent open heart surgery, the towing company requested a welfare check on the driver, who was found living in his vehicle parked at Washington Street near Redwood Oil.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 7:13 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


2 p.m.
[3] VEH IN DITCH
2:01 p.m.
[7] NEG FIRE OR SMOKING
2:03 p.m.
[20] 1039 TRI CO SO
2:12 p.m.
[21] [Appended, 14:13:54] [1] OVERTURNED VEH
2:13 p.m.
[22] [Appended, 14:13:54] [2] PEOPEL STANDING ON THE RDWY
2:39 p.m.
[26] TCSO ADVSD FIRE 97 - 1124 - PARTIALY 1125 - FIRE WILL STAY 97 UNTIL CHP 97 [Shared]
2:42 p.m.
[30] A90-017 1185 [Shared]
2:44 p.m.
[32] 90-17 ROLL OOWEAVERVILLE [Shared]
2:47 p.m.
[33] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 ROTS TOWING (XXX) XXX-XXXX // 1.5-2 HR ETA [Shared]
4:59 p.m.
[35] A90-017 SOLO VEH 1182
5 p.m.
[38] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj [Shared]
7:03 p.m.
[43] ROTS TOWING // MALE DOESNT HAVE FUNDS AND LIVES IN VEH // GAVE SOME MONEY NOT ENOUGH // ROTS WILLING TO RELEASE VEH ANYWAY - 82 YOA VET // JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WAS C4
7:09 p.m.
[45] 1039 ROTS // CPZ ALL // REQ AN OFCR DO A WELFARE CHECK ON THE PTY DUE TO RECENTLY UNDERGOING OPEN HEART SURGERY // VEH WAS RELEASED TO PTY // PTY NOW LIVING IN VEH // PARKED AT WASHINGTON ST X REDWOOD OIL

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