Major Injury Traffic Collision on Highway 1 South in Mendocino Leaves Driver Injured and Vehicle Down Embankment

AI SUMMARY: A solo vehicle traffic collision occurred at 10200 Highway 1 South in Mendocino, resulting in major injuries to the female driver. The driver crashed her 2015 Toyota Coa down an embankment and climbed back up, but was unable to get up and sounded disoriented. The vehicle was believed to be 100 feet down the embankment. The incident was reported by a passing motorist and required a tow truck. Emergency responders were on the scene, and the injured driver was taken to the hospital for treatment.

— LoCOBot. AI-generated headline and summary of the CHP dispatch log below as of 2:01 p.m. Did the bot blow it? That’s going to happen from time to time. Please let us know.


8:52 a.m.
[3] XRAY DRVR INJ
8:52 a.m.
[5] SOLO VEH TC
8:52 a.m.
[7] RP VEH GRY TOYT COA 2015
8:54 a.m.
[11] RP CAME ACROSS XRAY IN RDWY - RP IS PASSING MOTORIST
8:55 a.m.
[13] XRAY DRVR SAID SHE CRASHED HER VEH DOWN EMBANKMENT AND CLIMBED UP EMBANKMENT
8:56 a.m.
[16] XRAY DRVR ADV SHE CANT GET UP AND IS INJ - XRAY SOUNDS DISORIENTED
8:56 a.m.
[18] RP BELIEVES VEH IS 100 FT DOWN EMBANKMENT
10:14 a.m.
[30] 16-S4 SOLO VEH 1180 TC OCCD THURSDAY NIGHT
10:18 a.m.
[32] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1180-Trfc Collision-Major Inj by CHP
11:16 a.m.
[36] LL 1185
11:17 a.m.
[37] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 McCaffery's Towing (XXX) XXX-XXXX, ENRT
11:18 a.m.
[39] 1039 16-S4 - WILL NOTIF 105-30 FOR 1184
11:57 a.m.
[40] LL 1185
11:57 a.m.
[42] ,INQ ETA FOR 1185
11:58 a.m.
[43] [Notification] [CHP]-PER 1185 TURNED ONTO HWY 1 - ABT 10 OUT
12:06 p.m.
[44] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX 97
1:12 p.m.
[45] A(XXX) XXX-XXXX NO LONGER NEEDED 105-30 1023 W VEH
1:58 p.m.
[51] 105-30 1185 HAS VEH 98

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