T he C olumbia P ress
August 24, 2018
Van and trailer
get stuck on beach
Peter Iredale wasn’t the only
wreck stuck in beach sand in
Clatsop County this week.
A van pulling a small trav-
el trailer became stuck in the
surf about 4:30 a.m. Wednes-
day near the Del Rey Beach
Access in Gearhart, the Clat-
sop County Sheriff’s Depart-
ment reported.
The owner of the vehicle,
who was not named, contact-
ed law enforcement and sev-
eral tow companies. Howev-
er, no tow truck was able to
get to the stuck vehicle before
it became halfway submerged
in the ocean.
An attempt will be made
to remove the vehicle at the
next safe opportunity, the
agency said.
The owner of the vehicle has
been cleaning up debris as it
washes on shore. The Coast
Guard is monitoring the
wreck for oil and fuel leakage.
Statue dedication
set for Saturday
Cindy Yingst/The Columbia Press
Fort Stevens Post 10580 and Auxiliary will unveil and ded-
icate the new veterans monument at 11 a.m. Saturday in
the park in front of the post office. The community celebra-
tion includes hamburgers, hot dogs, chips, beverages and
games. Until then, the statue will look a bit scary covered
in a black shroud with just a gun sticking out.w
Public Safety Calls
Continued from Page 2
South Main Avenue.
• Female with loss of conscious-
ness, 12:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Pre-
marq Center.
• Male who’s short of breath,
5:22 p.m. Aug. 14, 1600 block
Ensign Lane.
• Female with diabetic issue, 6:50
p.m. Aug. 14, 1300 block South
Main Avenue.
• Female who fell and is halluci-
nating, 7:26 a.m. Aug. 16, 200
block Southwest Second Street.
• Male with loss of consciousness,
9:20 a.m. Aug. 16, 500 block
Alternate Highway 101.
• Female with hip pain, 4:11 p.m.
Aug. 16, 1600 block Ensign Lane.
• Female lift assist, 7:19 p.m.
Aug. 16, 1600 block Eastwind
Terrace.
• Male with seizure, 2:10 p.m.
Aug. 17, 200 block Southwest
Second Street.
• Male passed out in restroom,
8:54 p.m. Aug. 17, 1400 block
Discovery Lane.
• Female with stomach pain, 1:55
a.m. Aug. 19, 100 block South-
east Anchor Avenue.
• Male having seizure, 2:12 a.m.
Aug. 19, 800 block Russell
Drive.
• Female having difficulty breath-
ing, 5:13 a.m. Aug. 19, 100 block
Southwest Cedar Avenue.
• Male suicidal subject, 7:53 a.m.
Aug. 19, Clatsop Behavioral Re-
spite Center.
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Reckless driving on beach
leads to arrest of two drivers
Two young Portland-ar-
ea drivers were arrested af-
ter they reportedly engaged
in drag races on the beach,
nearly striking several young
children, and verbally spar-
ring with those who asked
them to slow down.
Calls first came into the
dispatch center about 6:30
p.m. Aug. 18 that the oc-
cupants of a dark-colored
Dodge pickup and a green
sport-utility vehicle were
arguing with people on the
beach near the Peter Iredale
approach.
When officers arrived,
they were flagged down by
a 27-year-old Vancouver,
Wash., woman who told
them the drivers were rac-
ing at high speed and nearly
struck her 5-year-old son,
who was playing in the sand
near the water, according to
a police report.
Others on the beach told
officers the pair had contin-
ued north beyond the signs
that say “No Vehicles Be-
yond This Point” and nearly
struck a couple more chil-
dren who were flying a kite
with their father.
In both cases, the vehicles
drove between 1 to 5 feet of
the children, according to
the report.
The pair got into an argu-
ment with the father flying
kites and then sped away to
the south, where the pickup
got stuck in sand and was
towed out by the SUV.
The father got photos of
the vehicles’ license plates.
Police requested backup
from Oregon State Police,
who stopped the vehicles
near the Del Rey Beach ac-
cess in Gearhart.
Each had a teenage pas-
senger.
Brandon Gage Huffman,
21, of Tualatin and Jacob
William Swiberg, 18, of Bea-
verton were arrested on sus-
picion of reckless endanger-
ment and reckless driving.