Ione, CA…CHP reported that Officer Platz was traveling on SR 104 just west of Irish Hill Road and he suddenly observed what appeared to be a vehicles tail lights north of the roadway in a pond. Upon closer inspection he realized it was in fact a vehicle in the water. Officer Platz entered the water and contacted the driver who appeared initially to be severely injured and initially believed he had a passenger in the vehicle who could not be located.

It was later determined that the driver was on his way to work and was the only occupant of the vehicle. His vehicle struck a cow on SR 104 and veered to the north off of the roadway. The vehciel continued through a fence and into the pond.

A 28 year old Sacramento man sustained minor injuries and was treated at Kaiser South.