Car intentionally drove into Missouri River in Sioux City

On Wednesday morning, the Sioux City Police Department (SCPD) investigated a report of a vehicle being driven into the Missouri River, in Sioux City, Iowa.

Police say the report was made by a woman in her 20’s who had gone into a business in the 800 block of Gordon Drive and requested help. Officers say the woman had taken a family’s member car and tried to drive it into the river in the area of Floyd Boulevard and Larsen Park Road.

Police say it seems the woman drove through the construction site and departed from the car once it got stuck on the bank of the river. The unoccupied car ultimately slid into the river and sank.

The SCPD says the woman appeared uninjured but was admitted to a local hospital for evaluation and treatment.

Sioux City Fire & Rescue and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources are talking about removing the car from the river and will be the agencies handling the removal of the car.