CCSO release – On May 17, 2018, at about 11:38 PM, Coos County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to a single vehicle rollover accident near the intersection of North Bay Road and Haynes Way Lane in North Bend. Deputies were advised there were multiple occupants in the vehicle and there was reported entrapment of them inside. Upon the deputies’ arrival, three of occupants were out of the vehicle but the front passenger was still trapped. North Bay Fire Department had to use the “jaws of life” to extricate the passenger. The driver, Anthony Catanzaro, 18 years old of North Bend was interviewed by deputies and admitted he was driving in excess of the speed limit designated for that area at the time of the accident. The vehicle failed to negotiate the sharp turn, struck the dirt embankment and flipped upside down. There were a total of four persons in the vehicle at the time of the crash. The front passenger, who was rescued by North Bay firefighters, is identified as a 17 year old male. This passenger was transported by Bay Cities Ambulance to Bay Area Hospital with serious injuries. The driver, Anthony Catanzaro, and two minor female passengers were transported also to Bay Area Hospital for minor injuries. All minor children’s names are being withheld as part of the investigation. At this time the status of the injured are not known. During the investigation Sheriff’s Deputies located evidence of alcoholic beverages and speed as being factors of the crash. The Coos County Crash Team, a multi jurisdictional team headed by the District Attorney’s Office was activated and they assisted the Coos County Sheriff’s Office in the investigation. This team assists with documentation of the scene and interviews. The investigating units left the scene at about 2:00AM. The investigation into this injury crash regarding criminal allegations is ongoing and continuing today, Friday with scene analysis and interviews being conducted. The Coos County Sheriff’s Office was assisted on scene by the Oregon State Police, North Bend Police, Coos County District Attorney’s Office, North Bay Fire and Bay Cities Ambulance.
