Update: Still in the River
By Wednesday afternoon, the level of the river had gone done enough that you could clearly see that a car was resting on its roof, but not down enough to safely get it out of the water.
The car that entered the DuPage River on Sunday has not yet been removed.
According to Channahon Police Chief Joe Pena, depending on rain, it might be two or three more days until it is taken out.
Are you concerned that there is still a car in the water?
Tell us in the comments.
Vanessa Holloway
6:18 am on Thursday, June 16, 2011
In your initial report you wrote "Since the driver said she was the only person in the vehicle, police chose to leave the car in the river until the water subsided." That's my concern. How do we know she is telling the truth? When the police finally decide to take the car out of the river, what's going to happen if they find something fishy (Excuse the pun)? I'm surprised the police took this way of action. Especially with the multiple incidents that have occurred in Channahon the past two months.
Shannon
6:27 am on Thursday, June 16, 2011
Vanessa - that was the exact same thing that I thought. I'm not saying that this is what happened, however, you never know. Did they send a diver down there to check?
Bob
7:22 am on Thursday, June 16, 2011
I'm sure that whatever they find in the car the village will put a spin on it to make themselves look good in the media they seem to do that allot lately.
Anthony Jandura
8:15 am on Thursday, June 16, 2011
I'll bet Ohare towing could remove the car!
craig
10:37 am on Thursday, June 16, 2011
it should be a local tower such as Anderson's fully capable of doing the job
JLO
2:38 pm on Thursday, June 16, 2011
someone should call the EPA and the Corps of Engineers and file complaint against the Channahon police department for allowing pollution to spew into the stream then watch some butts pucker.
Anthony Jandura
7:47 pm on Thursday, June 16, 2011
its just a little motor oil,trans. fluid, gas, its probably in the il. river by now