Haynes Way Lane Accident, Nov. 4

News release from the Coos Co. Sheriff’s Office. On November 1, 2014, at approximately 2147 hours, Coos County Sheriff’s Deputies, North Bay Fire and Rescue and Bay Cities Ambulance responded to a call of a motor vehicle crashed into the creek near Mile Post 4.5 on Haynes Way Ln, North Bend, Coos County, OR. Upon arrival emergency services personnel discovered the white 1999, retired police car, Ford Crown Victoria hanging vertically straight up and down next to the bridge, partially submerged in the creek. During the investigation it was learned that the vehicle had failed to maneuver a corner, slid off the side of a wooden bridge, ended up getting impaled by a metal pylon through the driver’s door, and hung mid-air with the front end of the vehicle partially submerged in the creek. The driver of the vehicle, Anthony Kimber, suffered a lower leg injury as a result of the pylon pinning him inside the vehicle. The back seat passenger, Joseph Neyman, had a possible broken thumb and a 17-year-old white male, who was in the front passenger seat, suffered no injuries. Neighbors in the area, who either heard or witnessed the crash, told Deputies they had heard the vehicle racing up the road prior to the crash. Additionally, witnesses stated the occupants of the vehicle had made statements about illegally spotlighting deer after climbing out of the vehicle. The vehicle still had a spotlight mounted on the driver’s side front pillar and there were 2 .30-06 hunting rifles inside. Mast Bros. Towing was able to successfully complete the tricky recovery of the vehicle from the creek and Deputies took custody of the rifles. Anthony Kimber is being referred to the District Attorney’s Office for Reckless Driving and 2 counts of Reckless Endangering. All 3 occupants of the vehicle are being referred to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife division of the Oregon State Police for the game violations.