Traffic Hazard Cleared on South Highway 101 in Mendocino After Multiple Piles of Trash Cause Delays

AI SUMMARY: At 7:58 pm, a traffic hazard was reported on Highway 101 South near Mendocino at mile marker 79. A vehicle had lost piles of trash on the road, causing an unknown hazard. At 8:33 pm, an officer arrived on the scene and began clearing the debris from the roadway. By 8:37 pm, the roadway was cleared and reopened to traffic.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 8:39 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


7:58 p.m.
[3] UNK 1125
8:33 p.m.
[8] B105-052 97 ITA MULT PILES OF TRASH/ VEH LOST PILES OF TRASH CLEARING NOW
8:37 p.m.
[9] B105-052 RDWY CLR 98

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