Tri-Township firefighters help pull submerged truck out of Mississippi River
QUINCY — The Tri-Township Fire Department’s rescue boat and dive team were deployed Tuesday morning to retrieve a vehicle from the Mississippi River.
At 7:09 a.m., Quincy police officers received a report of a vehicle in the river near South Side Boat Club, 640 S. Front. When first responders arrived on the scene, the vehicle was completely submerged.
Officers eventually located the owner of the vehicle, who said no one was inside. A witness who did not want to be identified said the driver of a black and gold 1994 Chevrolet Silverado stopped his car on the boat launch, got out of the truck and walked away as the truck rolled into the river.
Tri-Township firefighters and an employee from Dan’s Auto Care pulled the truck out of the river and took it away.
No one was injured in the incident. The name of the driver is withheld at this time, although he is facing charges of disorderly conduct.
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