Car submerged; no serious injuries
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JANESVILLE – A vehicle is submerged in the Rock River, and a woman involved in the incident was taken away by ambulance at about 1:55 p.m. Thursday.
The woman appeared shaken but not seriously injured. Janesville paramedics put a neck brace on her.
The accident is on the west side of the Centerway Bridge, on the north side of Centerway, near a parking lot behind the brick building, a spot often used for fishing.
Fire and police units are at the scene. A dive team and a wrecker have been called.
Jun 18, 2009 at 9:57 p.m.
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just glad no one was really hurt.....bet the carp moved fast seeing that car coming in their "home" best luck to the driver I hope you are all right. This could have been a lot worse had the car gotten further out into the current and stuck on the dam or pushed over it. I hope she wasn't text messaging when this happened..... STAY SAFE!!
Jun 18, 2009 at 9:27 p.m.
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haaseman27 said, "She must have been reading the pork fest signs that I missed all week."
Your self-effacing sense of humor says a lot about you in a positive way. Not that it would mean anything to you but you just earned my respect.
Jun 18, 2009 at 6:47 p.m.
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wow! was she out when you called? isnt the water just a bit high? i was wondering if thats where it was, cuz i was thinking the current is so fast that the car might get moved along and stuck at the bridge... wow!
Jun 18, 2009 at 4:01 p.m.
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I saw the car in the water as I was driving over the Centerway bridge. I called 911 and the incident had not been reported prior to my call. This was about 1:45. If you look at the attached picture the car was in the river close to the billboard sign, by the brick building
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=...
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:54 p.m.
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Should'a thrown a load a' wash and a box of Tide in that mix....
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:45 p.m.
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That's scary. I have nightmares about that dam because when I was little someone told me about the undertow.
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:29 p.m.
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no really... someone should take some pics...
was anyone on their way home or somewhere near by that knows exactly where this is?
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:23 p.m.
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Remember, Centerway becomes Center Ave. at Five Points.
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haaseman27, good that you can laugh at yourself! I hope this woman, being not seriously injured, will be able to do so eventually.
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I have always worried a bit about coming down the curved hill eastbound and then having that S-curve right before the bridge. I just have this hunch that someone's going to end up in the drink that way. This doesn't seem to be the same situation, though.
Jun 18, 2009 at 3:19 p.m.
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someone take pictures ;-)
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:58 p.m.
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Haaseman27: LOL! Too funny! (the porkfest sign comment...not the lady in the river)
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:51 p.m.
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If you toggle west from that view that Roadmaster provided, you'll see the building, parking lot and the billboard. It's right there next to the river, next to the RR bridge. -- Gazette reporter Frank Schultz
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:24 p.m.
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More like Centerway, not Center Ave...
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:22 p.m.
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This is the area:
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=...
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:21 p.m.
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She must have been reading the pork fest signs that I missed all week. :)
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:20 p.m.
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yup, across from the dam.
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:16 p.m.
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That's center avenue and the Monterey bridge. It's probably by the old Cottonmill apartments across the river from Adams roofing
Jun 18, 2009 at 2:11 p.m.
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Must be here? Behind the old Panoramic building? It's the only brick building I see on the west and north of Centerway.
http://www.bing.com/maps/default.aspx?v=...
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