Coos County Driver Flees After Destroying Utility Pole & Road Signs
COOS COUNTY, Ore. — Coos County Sheriff’s Office, responding to a motor vehicle crash on Fairview Road near Mile Post 5 in Coquille, Oregon, shortly before midnight on Friday, found a pole had been hit, a utility line dangling between two poles, and an unoccupied red 2025 Chevy Silverado upside down.
At about 23:38, deputies and Fire Department personnel arrived on scene to find the utility line between two poles- blocking the roadway.
In addition, there was a sheared-off Utility Pole, several destroyed road signs, a severely damaged guardrail, and the upside-down Chevy Silverado about 60 feet down the embankment. The Silverado was registered to 60-year-old Craig Gurney.
Deputies conducted a search for Mr. Gurney in the area and also contacted After contacting Gurney’s friends and family, deputies found him the next day at about 3:17 PM on Middle Creek.
He was arrested for Failure to Perform the Duties of a Driver and Criminal Mischief in the 2nd Degree and taken to the Coos County Jail. He was booked but later released on the charges.
The Sheriff’s Office asks anyone with further information about this incident to please get in touch with them.