Newport: Vehicle into a power pole, careens into the water off the Bay Road
Car vs. power pole at Yaquina Bay Rd and SE Davis.
Car took curve too fast, hit power pole and went into the slough/estuary.
Young lady driver suffered no injuries. Arrested DUI.
10:12am
A vehicle traveling westbound on the Bay Road approaching a curve in the 46-hundred block (Sawyer’s Landing), hit a power pole and ricocheted into the estuary side – opposite from the bay. Large power pole destroyed.
Young lady driver was wet and cold but otherwise appears okay. Lincoln County Sheriff’s Deputy put the driver through a field sobriety test and she flunked it. Booked for drunk driving.
Power company estimated time arrival 11:45 am.
Bay Road likely to be closed for several hours.
