CURRY COUNTY, OR - On Thursday, April 3, 2025, at about 5:11 p.m., Oregon State Police(OSP) responded to a single-vehicle fatal crash in Curry County. The initial report was received via an automated alert system from the vehicle.
The preliminary investigation indicated a black Jeep Wagoneer, operated by Virginia Gayle Peare (81) of Brookings, was traveling northbound on Hwy. 255 near milepost 360 when it left the roadway for an unknown reason and rolled down an embankment.
The operator (Peare) was declared deceased at the scene.
The highway was not impacted by the on-scene investigation.
OSP was assisted by the Curry County Sheriff’s Office, Brookings Fire Department, the Oregon Department of Transportation, and CAL-ORE.
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