Vehicle Hits Elk on Highway 101, Ends up in Pond: Ambulance En Route

AI SUMMARY: At 11:39 pm, there was a traffic collision at 11420 Highway 101 North in Humboldt with an ambulance en route. The reporting party stated that a vehicle was "in the pond" and there was debris on the road. The vehicle was not visible from the roadway, and it was reported that a Tesla was speeding, swerved into the southbound lane, then swerved into the northbound embankment. California Highway Patrol was notified of a game that had been hit by the Tesla, and blood was found on the vehicle from the Elk involved in the collision. A tow truck was requested for the Tesla Cybertruck, which was approximately 20 feet from the roadway and 10 feet below the road edge with four good tires. There were no walk-ins at the hospital, but they would be advised if someone arrived.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 1:17 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


11:39 p.m.
[8] PER RP VEH IS "IN THE POND"
11:39 p.m.
[9] DEBRIS 1125
11:36 p.m.
[15] [Appended, 23:40:46] [3] PTY OO VEH
11:38 p.m.
[19] [Appended, 23:40:46] [7] VEH IS NOT VISABLE FROM THE RDWY
12:29 a.m.
[39] RP ADV THAT TELSA WAS SPEEDING SWERVED INTO THE SB LN AND THEN SWERVED INTO NB EMBANKMENT [Shared]
12:36 a.m.
[43] 1039 MRH// WILL CB IF WALK IN
12:39 a.m.
[45] C16-010 NOTIFY FS GAME 1144 ELK 101 MCDONALD THAT WAS HIT BY TESLA
12:40 a.m.
[46] 1039 FandG
12:40 a.m.
[47] 1039 DOT
12:43 a.m.
[48] C16-010 BLOOD ON VEH FROM 1144 ELK
12:43 a.m.
[49] C16-010 1185 TESLA CYBERTRUCK APPROX 20 FT FROM RDWY APPROX 10 FT BELOW RD EDGE 4 GOOD TIRES
12:46 a.m.
[51] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 BUDDYS TOWING/ (XXX) XXX-XXXX
1:13 a.m.
[54] 1039 SJH, NEG WALK INS, WILL ADVS IF SOMEONE DOES
1:35 a.m.
[57] 1039 GSP//REQ TELETYPE

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