Vehicle blocks road while driver drinks nearby after crash, Josephine County OR


A vehicle partially blocks Cow Creek Road with no occupants inside. The driver was seen nearby, sitting on the side of the road and actively drinking alcohol. The vehicle crashed nose-down into a ditch and was marked with pink flagging for visibility. Authorities have been notified.
Audio|Source: ODF Grants Pass Unit
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Transcript:
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I just received a message from the lower road I see that there is a car parked partially in the middle of Cow Creek and advised to take Dutch Henry Road to avoid it.
00:11
Take up, you'll call.
00:12
(number withheld). (number withheld) from J&J, Sexton.
00:14
Yeah, go ahead.
00:15
Vehicle partially blocking, no occupants at the vehicle.
00:19
However, the driver of the vehicle was spotted down Mariel by myself earlier.
00:24
He is between the vehicle and the Dutch Henry turnoff, sitting on the side of the road still actively drinking, so just keep everybody on a swivel.
00:33
Douglas County 911 has been notified and last long has been given.
00:36
I can copy that, thank you.
00:38
And is you just parked or do you wreck out?
00:40
I definitely nose down in the ditch, back into the trucks, up in the air.
00:45
I put pink flagging all over the back of the truck, so hopefully anybody now saw it.
00:50
I got the caravan with us now, so did a slow roll by.
00:54
Copy that, thank you.
00:56
Yeah, and again be advised the drivers between the Dutch end turn-off and the vehicle.
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Location mentioned:
Creeks Road, Oregon 97526
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