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Possible injury collision near Sunset Ave off-ramp

August 12, 2026 · 7:47 AM

  • Sunset Ave off-ramp
  • US-101
  • Arcata

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What the source reported

At approximately 7:47 AM, dispatch information described a collision involving 2 vehicles on US-101 southbound near Sunset Ave Ofr in Arcata. A vehicle was reported on an on-ramp. Dispatch notes indicate an ambulance responded. A tow was requested.

Written from the CHP dispatch record below. Dispatch notes reflect what was reported at the time and can be incomplete or later corrected.

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  • on an on-ramp
  • 2 vehicles
  • tow requested

What happened, step by step

  1. 7:46 AMCollision reportedAs logged[2] 2 VEH TC
  2. 7:47 AMTraffic hazard reportedAs loggedDEBRIS 1125
  3. 7:47 AMVehicle information reportedAs logged2 VEH TC
  4. 7:47 AMVehicle information reportedAs logged[4] OLDER JEEP VS TOYT SQA
  5. 7:48 AMVehicle position reportedDispatch notes describe a vehicle on the right shoulder.
  6. 7:48 AMVehicle information reportedAs logged26 TOYT SQA VS JEEP WRANGLER
  7. 7:49 AMTraffic hazard reportedAs logged[7] 1125
  8. 7:49 AMIncident reclassifiedChanged from collision, injuries unknown to collision with an ambulance responding.
  9. 7:49 AMTraffic hazard reportedAs loggedJEEP 1125
  10. 7:50 AMAnother agency contactedAs logged1039 CF
  11. 7:56 AMTraffic hazard reportedAs logged16-S4 VEH 1125 #2 LN TRAFF BACKED TO ST LOUIS
  12. 7:57 AMTow requestedAs logged16-S4 REQ 1185 JEEP ON WHEELS 1125 #2 LN WILL ADV FURTHER
  13. 7:57 AMTow requestedAs loggedLL 1185
  14. 7:57 AMDispatch updateAs loggedA16-031 RUNNING BREAK AT GIUNTOLI
  15. 7:58 AM1 routine dispatch entry (units, tow rotation, acknowledgements)
  16. 8:04 AMVehicle information reportedAs loggedA16-019 VEHS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, OPENING RDWY
  17. 8:09 AMVehicle position reportedA responding unit reported a vehicle on an on-ramp.
  18. 8:33 AMAnother agency contactedAs logged1039 HSO
  19. 8:41 AMTow requestedAs logged16-S4 1185 FOR JEEP OWNERS RESP
  20. 8:48 AMScene clearedAs logged16-19 2 VEH 1181 / PTY FORD, EMILY COP SCRATCHES TO LEFT LEG AND NOSE
  21. 8:49 AMIncident reclassifiedChanged from collision with an ambulance responding to collision reported with minor injuries.

Every entry in the dispatch record below is represented here.

Dispatch log

24 entries
  1. +0:0007:47DEBRIS 1125
  2. +0:0007:472 VEH TC
  3. +0:0107:48VEHS ON RHS
  4. +0:0107:4826 TOYT SQA VS JEEP WRANGLER
  5. +0:0207:49Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt by CHP
  6. +0:0207:49JEEP 1125
  7. +0:0207:49:212 VEH TC
  8. +0:0207:49:21OLDER JEEP VS TOYT SQA
  9. +0:0207:49:211125
  10. +0:0307:501039 CF
  11. +0:0807:551039 CF
  12. +0:0907:5616-S4 VEH 1125 #2 LN TRAFF BACKED TO ST LOUIS
  13. +0:1007:5716-S4 REQ 1185 JEEP ON WHEELS 1125 #2 LN WILL ADV FURTHER
  14. +0:1007:57LL 1185
  15. +0:1007:57A16-031 RUNNING BREAK AT GIUNTOLI
  16. +0:1107:581039 BUDDYS TOWING 707-822-2615 // ENRT
  17. +0:1708:04A16-019 VEHS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, OPENING RDWY
  18. +0:2208:09A16-019 SB 101 BOTH LNS OPEN ONR FRM SUNSET BLOCKED
  19. +0:4508:3216-S4 REQ HSO OPEN SB ONR
  20. +0:4608:331039 HSO
  21. +0:5408:4116-S4 1185 FOR JEEP OWNERS RESP
  22. +1:0108:4816-19 2 VEH 1181 / PTY FORD, EMILY COP SCRATCHES TO LEFT LEG AND NOSE
  23. +1:0208:49Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj by CHP
  24. +1:0208:49Problem changed from 1179-Trfc Collision-1141 Enrt to 1181-Trfc Collision-Minor Inj

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