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Editor's note: This story was updated at 5:30 p.m. Monday.
DRAIN — A Coos Bay woman was found dead in a car that was discovered in a creek along Highway 38 west of Drain Monday morning, police said.
At about 11:38 a.m., property owners near the crash scene close to Milepost 42 reported seeing the vehicle upside down in the creek, Oregon State Police Lt. Doug Ladd said.
Divers from the Douglas County Search and Rescue Team responded and found the victim Darcie Ayers Kroh, 32, basically where the driver would have been in the car, Ladd said. She was wearing a seat belt.
Kroh was pronounced dead at the scene. The exact cause of death is unknown at this time, Ladd said.
According to an initial investigation, Kroh apparently was driving a 1990 Toyota Corolla east on Highway 38. It appears she was coming around a corner and her car veered off the road for unknown reasons. The left rear of the car appeared to have come in contact with a telephone pole as it left the road, Ladd said.
Investigators do not know exactly when the wreck happened, Ladd said.
In addition to OSP and the sheriff's office, North Douglas Fire & EMS and Oregon Department of Transportation responded to the crash.
Crews were at the scene for about four hours, Ladd said, as the vehicle had to be pulled up a 10- to 15-foot embankment.
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DRAIN — Police are working at the scene of a fatal vehicle crash discovered today along Highway 38 west of Drain, Oregon State Police are reporting.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office officials notified the state police of a car in a creek near Milepost 42 at about 11:40 a.m., according to a news release.
Douglas County dive team members were called to the scene, where they located one victim inside the submerged car.
Details on the type of vehicle involved or the identity of the victim have not been released.
State police from the Roseburg Area Command Office are investigating the crash, with assistance from the sheriff's office. Personnel with the Oregon Department of Transportation and local emergency responders were also on scene.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
DRAIN — A Coos Bay woman was found dead in a car that was discovered in a creek along Highway 38 west of Drain Monday morning, police said.
At about 11:38 a.m., property owners near the crash scene close to Milepost 42 reported seeing the vehicle upside down in the creek, Oregon State Police Lt. Doug Ladd said.
Divers from the Douglas County Search and Rescue Team responded and found the victim Darcie Ayers Kroh, 32, basically where the driver would have been in the car, Ladd said. She was wearing a seat belt.
Kroh was pronounced dead at the scene. The exact cause of death is unknown at this time, Ladd said.
According to an initial investigation, Kroh apparently was driving a 1990 Toyota Corolla east on Highway 38. It appears she was coming around a corner and her car veered off the road for unknown reasons. The left rear of the car appeared to have come in contact with a telephone pole as it left the road, Ladd said.
Investigators do not know exactly when the wreck happened, Ladd said.
In addition to OSP and the sheriff's office, North Douglas Fire & EMS and Oregon Department of Transportation responded to the crash.
Crews were at the scene for about four hours, Ladd said, as the vehicle had to be pulled up a 10- to 15-foot embankment.
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DRAIN — Police are working at the scene of a fatal vehicle crash discovered today along Highway 38 west of Drain, Oregon State Police are reporting.
Douglas County Sheriff's Office officials notified the state police of a car in a creek near Milepost 42 at about 11:40 a.m., according to a news release.
Douglas County dive team members were called to the scene, where they located one victim inside the submerged car.
Details on the type of vehicle involved or the identity of the victim have not been released.
State police from the Roseburg Area Command Office are investigating the crash, with assistance from the sheriff's office. Personnel with the Oregon Department of Transportation and local emergency responders were also on scene.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
