Second car in a week plunges into rain swollen Bay Area creek

For the second time in less than a week, a motorist drove off the road and into a rain swollen Bay Area creek.|
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FREMONT - For a second time in less than a week, a motorist drove off the road and into a rain swollen creek east of San Francisco.

KNTV reports (http://bit.ly/2jVm2Dw ) Thursday that the motorist was able to get out of the black Suzuki and was uninjured. The accident happened about 5 a.m. in Fremont.

Earlier this week, an overturned car was pulled from the creek after 18-year-old Jayda Jenkins apparently lost control during a rainstorm and plunged into the surging waters. Her body has not been found. Some of her clothes have been recovered. A search will resume Thursday.

On Jan. 10, a motorist drove into flooded waters along nearly the same route. The motorist didn't realize how deep the water was following the heavy rains and was stuck after a mudslide shut off part of the road. The vehicle did not go into the creek.

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Information from: San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com

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