Independence Fire officials said a driver was uninjured after his car ended up in the Wapsipinicon River Tuesday night. Independence Fire says it received a call just after 9PM Tuesday for a report of a car that had hit a telephone pole in the area of 2nd Ave and 7th Street SW. Crews later found a car had struck a wire from a telephone pole on the corner and had gone off the road and into the river. The driver was able to get out of the car before it went into the river. Crews worked to recover personal belongings from the car as well as help the tow company hook and recover the car. Crews were on scene for approximately 2 hours, the driver was evaluated by medical staff on scene but no injuries were reported.
