Rock slide blocking parts of 299E near Hatchet Summit
HATCHET SUMMIT — CHP and CalTrans officials are working to remove several large rocks and boulders that are reportedly blocking parts of SR-299E, about two and a half miles east of Hatchet Summit, according to a CHP incident log.
It was not immediately known if today’s rainfall, the first of what is expected to be ten days straight of rain, was the cause of the rock slide.
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CHP was first alerted to the situation around 11:45 a.m. this morning, after a 911 caller reported “three to four large rocks” in the roadway, about five miles west of Burney. The caller did not specify which direction of travel was blocked on the winding, two-lane mountain roadway.
After receiving the report, CHP notified CalTrans officials, who dispatched a road crew to the scene to remove the rocks. CHP’s incident log did not mention any traffic delays or accidents related to the rock slide.
In another, unrelated incident on SR-299W, an overturned trailer was reported to CHP around 1:15 p.m. The trailer, which was not described, was reportedly blocking both lanes of travel just west of Whiskeytown, near mile marker 2.
A short time later, CHP’s incident log updated that the trailer had been pulled from the roadway and a flatbed tow and wrecker were requested to the scene to remove the wrecked trailer.
As of this report, CalTrans was still headed to the scene of the rock slide and no further information or details were immediately available.
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During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.
Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.
Trevor has been married for more than 28 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 15 – but soon to be 16 – grandchildren.