Large Bull Causes Traffic Hazard on Tompkins Hill Road, Southbound Lane Closed Until Animal is Moved

AI SUMMARY: At 12:51 AM, there was a report of a live or dead animal on the right-hand side of the road at 5686-5823 Tompkins Hill Road. At 1:45 AM, it was reported that a large bull was obstructing traffic. By 2:20 AM, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office had arrived on the scene and closed the southbound lane until the bull could be safely moved back onto the right-hand side of the road.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:25 a.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


12:51 a.m.
[7] CURRENTLY ON RHS
1:45 a.m.
[16] [Appended, 01:45:55] [2] LARGE BULL 1125
2:20 a.m.
[21] PER SCANNER, HSO 97, HAS SB LN CLOSED UNTIL BULL IS BACK ON RHS / CURRENTLY 1125 [Shared]

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