No injuries after vehicle ends up in Yampa River near downtown Steamboat Springs
John F. Russell/Steamboat Pilot & Today
Police responded to a one-car crash around 10:30 a.m. on River Road in Steamboat Springs on Friday morning, March 24.
The crash resulted in a Subaru going into the Yampa River just south of the Brooklyn neighborhood.
The driver was not injured and was able to exit the car to get back onto dry land. Steamboat Springs Fire Rescue responded but was not needed. Police officers said the road was not closed, but traffic would be mitigated while they waited for a tow truck and the vehicle was removed from the river.
John F. Russell is the business reporter at the Steamboat Pilot & Today. To reach him, call 970-871-4209, email jrussell@SteamboatPilot.com or follow him on Twitter @Framp1966.
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