Stranded in Snow, Weaver Ck.
CCSO release – Date / Time: April 13, 2023, at 7:21 a.m.; Case Number(s): S23-08044; Classification: Stranded Motorist; Location: Weaver Creek Road near Sandy Creek Road; Woman and dogs are fine after becoming stuck in heavy snow and spending the night in rural Coos County. On April 13, 2023, at 7:21 a.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call that a woman and her two dogs had become stuck in the snow in a remote area of eastern Coos County the night prior. The woman told dispatchers she was traveling to Bandon from Interstate 5 and had become lost in the woods and heavy snow. Through investigation, Dispatchers A. Ott and C. Hager determined the woman was located on Weaver Creek Road near milepost 10. After dispatch narrowed the location, Timber Deputy J. Gray was dispatched for assistance. At 9:30 a.m. Deputy Gray located the woman and her dogs. Although cold, tired, and shaken up, the woman and her dogs were unharmed. Deputy Gray pulled the woman’s vehicle out of the snow bank with his patrol truck. Deputy Gray then escorted the woman back to Hwy 42, where she was given directions to Bandon. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office would like to remind people traveling to pre-plan their trips and check “Trip check” at https://tripcheck.com/ while hazardous weather conditions are present.
Log Truck Accident, Fairview Rd.
CCSO release – Date / Time: April 13, 2023 at 1:22 p.m. ; Case Number(s): S23-08067; Classification: Traffic Crash; Location: Fairview Road milepost four; Semi-truck crash closes Fairview Road at milepost 4. On April 13, 2023, at 1:22 p.m., the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a call reporting a traffic crash involving a fully loaded log truck on Fairview Road near milepost four from a Coos County Road Department Employee. Sheriff’s Deputies and Coquille Fire and Ambulance responded to the scene. The semi-truck driver was uninjured, and no other vehicles were involved. The driver spoke with law enforcement on scene and advised that his brakes had failed as he was descending the front side of Hungry Mountain. The semi-truck and fully loaded log trailer struck a dirt bank, causing the semi to flip on its side and spill the logs and trailer across Fairview Road, closing both travel lanes. Mast Brothers Towing and a “Self-loader” were contacted to remove the logs and semi-truck from the roadway. Fairview Road is expected to be closed at milepost four into the evening while this crash is cleaned up. Please use alternate routes.