Missing SUV driver identified


Posted: Thu, 9 Sep 2010 03:23 PM - 7,714 Readers

By: Pamela Cosel



Austin Police Department Thursday afternoon released the name of the woman missing since Wednesday's heavy rains.

Jennifer Louise Ring, 51, was said to be driving a Lexus SUV that was swept into an overflowing Bull Creek during this week's storm. She has not been found.

Officials said the woman drove her SUV past barricades at the crossing at Bull Creek and FM 2222.

After the sun rose and water receded Wednesday searchers found the woman's mangled black Lexus, but there was no sign of the driver. The search turned from a rescue to recovery late Wednesday, as rescuers presumed that she had drowned. The woman has two teenage children.

Rescuers also found a Mercedes that belonged to another woman who survived.

Witnesses said they saw the Mercedes go through the low water crossing before barricades were up on one side. The woman in it was pulled from the water behind the County Line restaurant, according to officials.

Weather conditions in the Austin area have greatly improved on Thursday, with the sun shining and rain stopped.

KXAN weather forecasters said there is yet a chance for scattered showers in the Austin area for Thursday afternoon, but the remainder of the week is expected to be rain-free with temperatures in the 90s.




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