Mexico Public Safety Reports on Heavy Rains

Heavy rains moved through the Mexico area during the overnight hours of Monday, July 25th to Tuesday, July 26th.

About 5:10am on July 26th, several roads became flooded and impassable. Green Boulevard just north of Breckenridge, Fairground just south of Lakeview, and Elmwood between Lakeview and Smiley Drive were all closed. There was also a short amount of time that S. Clark, south of Boulevard was closed as well.

Four vehicles became stranded in the flooded roadways. Mexico Public Safety also responded to a vehicle partially in a ditch in the 1100 block of Webster. The driver of that vehicle missed a turn due to low visibility from heavy rain.

The occupants of all the vehicles were moved to safety and the vehicles were eventually towed from the various locations. By about 8am only Fairground Street remained closed and the water was receding. There were no injuries from any of the incidents.

Residents are reminded to use care and not drive over flooded roadways. Two feet of running water can carry most cars. Additionally, when a roadway is covered with running water you do not know the condition of the surface underneath.