HomeMy WebLinkAboutNR031418PolicerespondtosubmergedvehicleinWainihaRiverBERNARD P. CARVALHO JR.
Mayor
COUNTY OF KAUA`I
KAUA`I POLICE DEPARTMENT
News Release
For Immediate Release: March 14, 2018
WALLACE G. REZENTES JR.
Managing Director
DARRYL PERRY, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
Police respond to submerged vehicle in Wainiha River
WAINIHA — Kaua`i police responded on Saturday to a report of a vehicle in the Wainiha
River, near the Wainiha twin bridges.
When police arrived on scene, they found a green -colored Jeep SUV completely
submerged in the river, along the east side of the bridge.
According to a preliminary investigation, police believe the driver of the vehicle may have
struck the bridge and then reversed into the river.
A witness in a nearby home heard the crash and went to the scene, where he saw the
vehicle's headlights shining in the water. The witness jumped into the river, but found that the
Jeep was empty. The driver of the vehicle had apparently fled the scene.
Police have contacted the owner of the vehicle to have the Jeep removed from the river.
The investigation remains ongoing.
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The first two photos show the green -colored Jeep SUV fully submerged in the Wainiha River
along Kuhio Highway.
The submerged vehicle was found on Saturday on the east side of the Wainiha twin bridges.