Friday, April 27, 2012

Search For Vehicle In Kanawha River Continues

{Charleston, West Virginia}...The search for a white Jeep Cherokee that crashed into the Kanawha River around 5:00 P.M. Thursday afternoon continued Friday. The state DEP indicated Friday the vehicle did belong to its fleet but would not confirm the driver of it until the vehicle is recovered. However, friends and family say 30 year old John Damron of Charleston was the driver of the vehicle. Damron is a mine inspector for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection. Charleston Police Lt. Shawn Williams has indicated the driver could have suffered a medical condition just before going airborne, and he says there was no evidence of braking. The search is scheduled to resume mid-morning Saturday.