Car Crashes Through Guardrail, Comes within Feet of River
A car crashed into mud along the banks of the Porter River on Thursday night.
Tires tracks through the mud lead down to the edge of the water at the end of River Street, where a car crashed on Thursday night.
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A vehicle careened through a guardrail and about 50 feet through mud on the edge of the Porter River on Thursday night.
Nobody was injured in the crash, which police said could have been caused because the driver had a “medical episode.”
The sport utility vehicle stopped just a few feet from the edge of the water at the end of River Street.
“Fortunately, the tide was out,” said Sgt. Robert Bettencourt, a Danvers police spokesman.
The crash was reported at 8:34 p.m. and the vehicle was removed from the mud by about 10 p.m.
Officers Jason Skane and Dana Martin and Sgt. David Joyce all responded, as did the Danvers Fire Department and Lyons ambulance.
Elise Stephens
12:06 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
I live right down the street from where this happened. Looked worse than it really was.
Josie Wales
10:08 pm on Friday, January 18, 2013
Another drunk makes the news???
Robert Gates
4:02 pm on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Bob, there is no allegation that the driver was drunk. Police said that it was a “medical episode” by the driver that caused the SUV to go into the river.