PA PA - Richard Petrone, 35, & Danielle Imbo, 34, Philadelphia, 19 Feb 2005 - #3

[rob525]

It is difficult to accidentally drive into a river, in Philadelphia, and not leave a trace on the bank, e.g. broken guardrails or fences, tire tracks.

Outside of the city, it would be possible.

Agree, outside of the city would be more likely. However, how long would those traces remain? If it takes days or weeks for folks to start looking at roadways and potential spots, the traces may have been gone or ignored. I wonder what the weather was like in the days immediately after they were last seen? A moderate to heavy snowfall could have covered many signs of an accident.

 

[J. J. in Phila]

Agree, outside of the city would be more likely. However, how long would those traces remain? If it takes days or weeks for folks to start looking at roadways and potential spots, the traces may have been gone or ignored. I wonder what the weather was like in the days immediately after they were last seen? A moderate to heavy snowfall could have covered many signs of an accident.

Most of the places in the city are fairly public and have fencing or barriers. Damage to those would be seen.

I am not sure, but there may have been snow cover as well. Tracks could be seen, in that case,

 

[J. J. in Phila]

I double checked; there probably was no snow cover.

 

[rob525]

I double checked; there probably was no snow cover.

Historical weather that i see says light snow in the days that followed with heavy snow on the 28th. So, depending upon when folks got out and started checking potential locations.

 

[J. J. in Phila]

Historical weather that i see says light snow in the days that followed with heavy snow on the 28th. So, depending upon when folks got out and started checking potential locations.

There was some precipitation on the the night of 2/20-21, but temperature was in the low 40's that day, so it would have melted.

The 2/28 shows about 0.15 inches. If it was all snow, it would 2.5" inches max. However, some of it fell just at the freezing mark, so it could have not collected on the ground. The next day, it was above freezing.

It is not a question of when people started looking. Passers by will see a guardrail or fence broken, or parts of the car still laying there next to the river.

I think there is only one spot where a truck could go into the river without hitting a barrier.

 

[geojeffrey]

Most of the places in the city are fairly public and have fencing or barriers. Damage to those would be seen.

I am not sure, but there may have been snow cover as well. Tracks could be seen, in that case,

The weather was cold and very windy that night--some light snow and ice was around the night this happened, but only in shaded/protected areas. There was no new snowfall that night or the following day. It was a very unpleasant night to be out and about....