[Update 7:02 p.m.] Vehicle Landed in Rattlesnake Creek Near Bell Springs Road
Please remember that information gathered from initial reports is subject to revision as more facts become available.
According to the CHP incident page a vehicle has gone off Highway 101 and into Ten Mile Rattlesnake Creek just south of Bell Springs Road in Mendocino County. The vehicle is reported as “not submerged.”
The witness had to go to someone’s house to call for help due to not having cell reception in the area.
[Update 5:27 p.m.] CHP is on scene. CHP incident page says the vehicle is a “Ford F25” and that it is 40 to 50 feet below the roadway. An ambulance has been requested.
It is a single vehicle accident vs the bank. There are two patients with minor to moderate injuries.
[Update 7:02] A prisoner was reported to be in custody at the scene. We do not have information about who or why.
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🕯🌳Hopefully everyone alright.
Rattlesnake creek is probably less than a foot deep. A skateboard might be submerged in it.
Ford25 must be a new vehicle in the Ford lineup? Amphibious perhaps? Interesting.
Well, it could be a 1925 Ford because this:
https://kymkemp.com/2019/06/18/riverside-ca-to-tacoma-or-great-race-will-be-on-hwy-101-june-22nd/
Cool! Didn’t know they made amphibious cars in 1926. Way ahead of their time!
You got to pay the troll toll if you want to get in.