SUV takes a plunge

Poseidon · **SUV takes a plunge -** 07-07-2004, 03:22 PM

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[quote:aa93d]SUV takes plunge in Hawai'i Kai

By Suzanne Roig
Advertiser East Honolulu Writer

HAWAI'I KAI — Katherine Peacock saw it, but she didn't believe it.

A sport utility vehicle had just crashed through her fence, rolled across her patio deck and into her backyard swimming pool.

She watched, stunned, as the vehicle began to sink.

"I thought I was dreaming," said Peacock, 80. "I was so shaken up."

Meanwhile, Pat and Mimi Campanella sat inside the 2001 silver Toyota Highlander as it filled with water.

"As we landed in the pool, I remembered a movie and I waited for the water to fill the car and then I opened the door," said Pat Campanella, 56. Letting water in equalizes the pressure and allows the door to open.

Pat Campanella, left, and Mark Peacock shared a laugh after Campanella's SUV was removed from Peacock's mother's pool.
Richard Ambo • The Honolulu Advertiser

He pushed his wife out and got them to the side of the pool.

Despite the scare, no one was injured in the Saturday incident, and the car remained there — a neighborhood curiosity — until yesterday, when it was pulled from the bottom by a tow truck equipped with a crane.

The accident occurred at about 1 p.m. as Mimi Campanella received a driving lesson from her husband.

Mimi Campanella, who has a learner's permit and is enrolled in driver's education, was crossing the intersection at Kamilo Street and Niumalu Loop and overcompensated for an oncoming car, her husband said.

Mark Peacock, Katherine's son, heard the crash from his house three doors down and rushed over to find the SUV in the pool.

The Peacocks hired a company Saturday to remove the vehicle, but its equipment wasn't strong enough to hoist the vehicle out without first draining the pool. Yesterday, Affordable Towing had no such problem. The cost of the operation was estimated to be between $2,500 and $5,000.

Mimi Campanella was shaken by Saturday's incident, and doctors advised her to get back on the road soon, her husband said.

But that's probably going to take some convincing, he said.[/quote:aa93d]

St@tIc · 07-07-2004, 03:25 PM

smart....i always wanted to drive a expensive car into a swiming pool dance:

Proteus · 07-07-2004, 03:31 PM

The... Peacocks? Nice name. nag:

jujumantb · 07-07-2004, 03:34 PM

[quote:ef27a]Mimi Campanella, who has a learner's permit and is enrolled in driver's education, was crossing the intersection at Kamilo Street and Niumalu Loop and overcompensated for an oncoming car, her husband said. [/quote:ef27a]
right...
FYI roadhead should only be attempted when the woman isnt driving...

elstatec · 07-07-2004, 03:38 PM

looks to perect, youd expect its rear to be stuck up out of the water on the edge or something similar.

Dragonwraith · 07-07-2004, 03:47 PM

and the water lever to be higher than it's pictured

07-07-2004, 03:51 PM

you have to be some kind of extra special stupid to pull a stunt like that.

Gonzo · 07-07-2004, 08:56 PM

i saw that in the paper like a week ago, funny shit

Short Hand · 07-07-2004, 11:15 PM

Arkan · 07-08-2004, 10:27 AM

gg asshat !

Jotun · 07-08-2004, 10:33 AM

i find it funny how the SUV shows no sign of damage, lol. kinda looks photoshopped, even though its real.

Kraut Killer · 07-08-2004, 11:16 AM

If I had the last name Peacock, I would name my kid Drew... give it awhile, one of you will get it.

Short Hand · 07-08-2004, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun

i find it funny how the SUV shows no sign of damage, lol. kinda looks photoshopped, even though its real.

you would think the fornt end would have plumitted into the pool edge cuasing major damge, + leakage of oiland such would be inthe pool washer fluid leaking, most modern pool have a dye set off aswell to show hazordous material have gone into the water. im all suspicious about this.

Sgt>Stackem · 07-08-2004, 11:44 AM

just imagine the arguement that happened after that! The husband blaming the wife the wife going off on the husband.

Jotun · 07-08-2004, 01:58 PM

[quote="Short Hand":d4010]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jotun

i find it funny how the SUV shows no sign of damage, lol. kinda looks photoshopped, even though its real.

you would think the fornt end would have plumitted into the pool edge cuasing major damge, + leakage of oiland such would be inthe pool washer fluid leaking, most modern pool have a dye set off aswell to show hazordous material have gone into the water. im all suspicious about this.[/quote:d4010]
it is kinda suspicious...