UPDATE: Driver drove through two stop signs, through wooden fence, down embankment in Eagle River crash into river – WAOW

EAGLE RIVER, Wis. (WAOW)The driver is OK after going through two stop signs into a wooden fence down at the end of Railroad Street, down an embankment and the car plunged into the water in an Eagle River crash Friday morning.

According to a police report from Eagle River Police Department, the crash occurred just before 1:45 a.m. in Eagle River.

According to the release:

The vehicle drove through two stop signs without stopping and into a wooden fence at the end of Railroad Street, down an embankment and into the river below the Bridge Street Bridge.

The driver did escape the vehicle and went to a nearby house for medical assistance. The driver had minor injuries.

It was determined the driver was the only occupant in the vehicle, despite her telling police there were other people in the car.

Traffic was reduced to one lane on Highway 45 in the Eagle River while the vehicle was pulled from the water. The DNR also responded to assist with the fuel spill into the water.

The investigation is ongoing.

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UPDATE: Driver drove through two stop signs, through wooden fence, down embankment in Eagle River crash into river - WAOW