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A car is seen submerged in a creek off of Highway 38 west of Drain Monday. A dive team located the driver's body inside.
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 Monday afternoon.
At about 11:38 a.m., property owners near the crash scene close to Milepost 42 reported seeing the vehicle upside down in Elk Creek, Oregon State Police Lt. Doug Ladd said.
Two divers from the Douglas County Search and Rescue Team responded. About two hours later they found the victim, Darcie Ayers Kroh, 32, a news release said. She was basically where the driver would have been in the car, Ladd said.
Ayers was wearing a shoulder safety belt but not using the lap safety belt, the release said.
Kroh was pronounced dead at the scene, Ladd said. The exact cause of death is unknown at this time.
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 to the right shoulder.
The car then traveled about 150 feet before partially striking a telephone pole and then traveling down an embankment and flipping in the creek, the release said.
The area resident who spotted the car while tending livestock told investigators that he and his wife heard a loud noise about 2:30 a.m. Monday.
Speed was an apparent factor in the crash, according to a news release.
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.
• You can reach reporter Kathy Korengel at 957-4218 or by e-mail at kkorengel@nrtoday.com.
At about 11:38 a.m., property owners near the crash scene close to Milepost 42 reported seeing the vehicle upside down in Elk Creek, Oregon State Police Lt. Doug Ladd said.
Two divers from the Douglas County Search and Rescue Team responded. About two hours later they found the victim, Darcie Ayers Kroh, 32, a news release said. She was basically where the driver would have been in the car, Ladd said.
Ayers was wearing a shoulder safety belt but not using the lap safety belt, the release said.
Kroh was pronounced dead at the scene, Ladd said. The exact cause of death is unknown at this time.
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 to the right shoulder.
The car then traveled about 150 feet before partially striking a telephone pole and then traveling down an embankment and flipping in the creek, the release said.
The area resident who spotted the car while tending livestock told investigators that he and his wife heard a loud noise about 2:30 a.m. Monday.
Speed was an apparent factor in the crash, according to a news release.
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.
• You can reach reporter Kathy Korengel at 957-4218 or by e-mail at kkorengel@nrtoday.com.
