Two SUVs stuck in floodwaters in Holly Springs
COMING UP IN JUST A FEW
MINUTES.
ELIZABETH, THANKS AT THE TOP OF
THE HOUR. WE SHOWED YOU VIDEO
OF A FEW DRIVERS WHO GOT STUCK
IN FLASH FLOODING IN A HOLLY
SPRINGS. WILL THAT ROAD IS NOW
BACK OPEN WR AS JULIAN GRACE?
IS THERE A LIVE WITH THE
MESSAGE FROM THE POLICE CHIEF?
JULIAN?
>> HE HAS A BIG MESSAGE.
BUT FIRST, I WANT TO TELL YOU
THIS. WE HAVE BEEN DRIVING
AROUND IN THE STORM TRACKER FOR
THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS HERE
IN WAKE COUNTY AND WE WERE
ALERTED TO CHECK OUT NEW
HILL ROAD AND THIS IS WHAT WE
CAME. AND THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND
OUT OVERNIGHT. A HOLLY SPRINGS
POLICE DEPARTMENT. THEY WERE
CALLED OUT HERE 3 SEPARATE
TIMES. THIS AFTER DRIVERS
IGNORE THE ROAD, CLOSURE SIGNS
AND GOT STUCK IN THE FLOOD
WATERS. HOLLY SPRINGS POLICE
CHIEF PAUL LIQUEUR SHARED A
VITAL WARNING FOR DRIVERS WHO
DISREGARD THE ROAD CLOSURE
SIGNS. SO THE MESSAGE HERE.
>> IS THAT TURN AROUND. DON'T
DROWN THAT. WE WANT YOU NOT TO
GO THROUGH THE FLOOD WATERS
BECAUSE OF THE DAMAGE THAT IT
CAN DO, OBVIOUSLY TO YOUR
VEHICLE. BUT IT ALSO PUT YOU
AND YOUR PASSENGERS AT RISK.
>> I DO WANT TO CORRECT THAT.
THAT WAS CHIEF LUKE HENRI, THAT
YOU HEARD FROM THERE TO THE
HOLLY SPRINGS POLICE CHIEF.
NOW YOU'RE LOOKING LIVE NOW
AT THIS ROAD. CLOSURE SIGNS ON
THE SIDE OF THE ROAD RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE'RE TOLD THE POLICE
DEPARTMENT EXPECTS TO USE THE
SIGNS AGAIN AS FLOOD WATERS
COULD POSSIBLY CREEP UP IN THIS
AREA. FOR NOW REPORTING LIVE