Crime & Safety

SUV Lands in Pond After Swerving to Avoid Animal

No injuries occurred.

JOLIET, IL — A 38-year-old man had to have his SUV pulled from a retention pond Sunday.

Joliet Deputy Police Chief told The Herald-News that Adrian Grait was driving eastbound on Theodore Street when he swerved to avoid hitting a small animal and landed in a pond.

Grait was ticketed for improper lane use. He was not injured.

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