PHIPPSBURG, Maine — Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Knox man spotted driving erratically Tuesday afternoon between Bath and Phippsburg and once located by a deputy, allegedly refused to stop.
Chief Deputy Brett Strout said the sheriff’s department arrested Cary Furrow, 63, of Knox and charged him with refusing to stop for a law enforcement officer, driving to endanger, and the felony charge of passing a road block. He has a Feb. 19 Sagadahoc County Superior Court date.
Strout said police received several complaints at around 2:39 p.m. of a green Subaru that had driven on a person’s lawn and was being driven erratically. The car was spotted next on Route 209 headed toward Phippsburg.
Sagadahoc deputies and Phippsburg police Chief John Skroski tried to find the vehicle but couldn’t locate it.
Strout estimated it may have been 30 to 45 minutes later that Deputy Brian Carlton came upon the vehicle on Route 209 in Phippsburg near the elementary school, headed toward Bath.
Strout said Carlton unsuccessfully tried to pull the Subaru over. It was driving slowly — as much as 20 mph below the speed limit.
Cpl. Aaron Skolfield deployed spike strips in the road, slowing the Subaru even more, Strout said, but the car continued at a slow pace.
As it approached a residential area, Skroski, Skolfield and Carlton were able to get the vehicle to slow down and stop. Furrow, who Strout said “wasn’t wearing any clothes whatsoever,” was taken into custody.
Furrow was injured during his arrest and was taken by Phippsburg EMS to Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick for treatment.
He was issued the summonses at the hospital and released on personal-recognizance bail.
Strout said neither alcohol nor drugs is considered a factor.
Police believe Furrow may have hit something during Tuesday’s travels as the left front side mirror was detached from the car.
In trying to get Furrow to stop, the cruiser driven by Skolfield sustained minimal damage and the rear plastic bumper cover of the 2013 Ford Police Interceptor driven by Skroski was damaged.
Skroski said Tuesday night that the spike mat was set up on Route 209 near Maggie’s Bygones antique shop but the car continued on.
“Our concern,” he said, was that “he would head on into commuting traffic coming into Phippsburg.”
So police decided to box the car in, and it started to slow down, after glancing off Skolkfield’s car and ramming into the back of his cruiser, which was designed to take a 75-mph rear impact.
“Life is more important than any part on any car,” Skroski said. There have been many crashes just over the hill where they stopped Furrow and “it was paramount to stop that vehicle.”
Skroski said Sagadahoc’s Detective Dan Reed and Bath police assisted at the scene.
“He was issued the summonses at the hospital and released on personal-recognizance bail.” I wonder if he would have used some money to get bailed if he had not put on a good naked show?
He probably had his eyes focused down toward his lap….
Just the headline was funny. What a story, are they sure no drugs or alcohol were/was involved?
Brrrrrrr
Failure to stop and you don’t even get booked??
Too many thumbs to fingerprint?
He was charged with a felony.
Felonius exposure of jewels?
Who doesn’t drive naked?
I’ve gotta atleast have my feet covered!
clearly this man needs to be briefed on basic driving laws
Heard he hung at the gym with the boxers…..
nobody will forget about it, that’s for sure. At least no one was hurt.
I heard that the crash bent the crank. No drivin’ that home from the bar anymore.
I think he was abducted by aliens who did experiments on him and they forgot to give him his clothes back when they beamed him back down. What say you Scottie?
They never give us back our clothes. I’ve lost some really nice outfits :D
Aaahhaaaaahaaaaa…..good one..
So how’d he get home, naked and walking? Can’t say that driving around naked in mid-December is on my bucket list, but different strokes for different folks… In fact, doesn’t seem there was any charge connected to that, just driving violations, hmm…
This time of year he was sporting internal genitilia?
Couldn’t really speak for him, but I’d be pretty close to that myself at 20 degrees… Just the thought of it… ACK!
He was not charged for driving naked because that is not against the law.
‘Tis correct. There is no law in the state of Maine that makes being nekked in public illegal. So, to contribute to the humor of the incident: Not sure if it still exists, but when I lived in New Jersey public nudity was illegal; it reads in such a way that genitalia, not necessarily body fur, must be covered. The unofficial officlal sign of summer was the arrest of a man walking on the beach in Ventnor City wearing one sock–strategically placed. Ah, the ingenuity of man. :D
I’m beginning to enjoy the comments more than the original story. HAHAHAHA I’m rolling on the floor. Keep them coming folks we can all use a laugh
They probably gave him some scrubs.
Not sure of the laws in Maine. In New Jersey you had to be wearing shoes and a shirt at least to drive.
You’re not in Jersey anymore
LOL. I know. I love it.
:)
I share your jubilation — once does not move from New Jersey; one only escapes public incarceration from New Jersey.
That sad truth Barb is that it is not just New Jersey … it’s many areas in the Northeast …. fortunately ALL south of us HAHAHAHA
This can only be a good thing.
You are SOOO right Barb! I congratulate and WELCOME anyone “from away” who has “seen the light” and wants to escape to our great state. I’m not a selfish person. There is plenty of Maine to spread around.
I seriously doubt that operating a vehicle without shirt or shoes is an arrestable offense, even in JErsey.
Arrestable, no. But, yes, you could get a ticket. (This was 1984 and before)
Was it an automatic or a stick shift?
Well clearly he should have been at least wearing a scarf….who drives naked without their scarf ?
I heard that he had just left his psychiatrist’s office wearing only boxers. The doctor said ” I can clearly see your nuts”.
LOL great laugh comment!!!!
Yours has to be the comment of the year! Congrats!
I guess the thing that concerns me most is the fact that he was driving naked in 20 degree weather and they state that no drugs or alcohol were a factor?? I’m confused. At least if he was drunk or on drugs it would be a somewhat plausible explanation for being naked, but he was stone cold sober? I can’t believe they let him go on personal recognizance, is no one else concerned by this? This guy obviously has some mental problems or some other issue to be driving naked and not stopping for the police. Where is the accountability?
There is no accountability. The state cannot afford accountability, or mental health facilities either. They are closing them one wing at a time and soon there will be none. This is known as the GOP healthcare plan for Maine.
Just wait for the new healthcare plan to kick in?
Because of law signed by Saint Ronald the Reagan police can only detain a person for mental health reasons if 1) they articulate a threat to themselves or others or 2) are acting in a manner that demonstrates a clear disregard for their own safety or the safety of others. Driving erratically in a heated vehicle with no clothes on does not meet either of these standards.
I’m not saying i agree with these standards, but they are what they are.
It was durning the rein of Ronald Ragan, yet it was a supreme court case that said the mentaly challanged have the same rights as all citzens in the USA.. Imagine that they have the same rights as you… How could they do that give the less fortunate rights
Same way they want to give them to gay people. And women. And black people. What’s the world coming to? Next thing you know, they’ll make us get a license just to drive a car!
Oh, wait…
Prudish American.. Nothing wrong with driving naked.
A friend of mine, years ago..would go out in his antique convertible (summer of course) late at night driving – in nothing but his birthday suit.
this man obviously has a mental health issue.We must ban subarus
Somewhere in the distance I hear Mr Mojo saying…”Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel.”
Nasty old man need to be jailed
“Beware, beware, beware of the naked man.”
Driving a Subaru, naked, erratically must be a liberal! I bet he had a silver ponytail and an Obama Bumpa sticker ta boot!
Nope
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Tea Party
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You can tell cause he was dangling his tea bags
“Sagadahoc County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Knox man spotted driving erratically Tuesday afternoon…”
“Furrow, who Strout said “wasn’t wearing any clothes whatsoever,” was taken into custody.”
Driving erratically and erotically.