Columbia, CA…This morning, an incident occurred at 21957 Sawmill Flat Road, involving a traffic collision with no reported injuries. The incident was first reported to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) at 6:47 AM, with the initial call describing a small white car that had gone through a resident’s yard and collided with a concrete retaining wall.

At 7:08 AM, CHP received a request for a tow truck to be sent to the scene, with the service provided by Affordable Tow (phone number 209-984-2414). The incident was also noted to have caused damage to a fence on the property.

At 7:05 AM, a CHP unit (A61-003) and a wrecker were dispatched to the scene, with the CHP unit arriving at 6:53 AM. The unit cleared the scene at 8:03 AM, after determining that there were no reported injuries and that the damage to the vehicle and property was not severe.

It’s important to note that the incident was reclassified from an unknown injury collision to no injury collision at 8:03 AM by the CHP officer(s) on scene. This information is relayed by the notation “Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj” which means that the CHP was able to confirm no one was injured in the accident.

Overall, this incident resulted in property damage but no injuries, and was efficiently handled by the CHP and local tow service provider. It is a reminder that traffic accidents, even minor ones, can result in unexpected and costly repairs and should be avoided by always driving safely and responsibly.

Incident: 00173 Type: Trfc Collision-No Inj Location: 21957 Sawmill Flat Rd Loc Desc: Lat/Lon: 38.034707 -120.379042
Detail Information
8:03 AM 5 [11] [Notification] [CHP]-Problem changed from 1183-Trfc Collision-Unkn Inj to 1182-Trfc Collision-No Inj
7:08 AM 4 [9] [Rotation Request Comment] 1039 AFFORDABLE TOW 209-984-2414
7:05 AM 3 [8] A61-003 1185 WRECKER
6:47 AM 2 [4] ALSO HIT RPS FENCE
6:47 AM 1 [2] SMALL WHI CAR WENT THROUGH RP’S YARD VS CONCRETE RETAINING WALL
Unit Information
8:03 AM 4 Unit Cleared
7:05 AM 3 Unit At Scene
6:53 AM 2 Unit Enroute
6:53 AM 1 Unit Assigned