>> Trapped by the high water, he was unable to escape and drowned in his vehicle.
When's the last time you've seen a crank for rolling a window down. I prefer them - much cheaper to maintain, and they don't break down for years and years. Add to that - electric door locks - with impossible to grip knobs for manually unlocking from the inside - yeah, make 'em coat hanger proof - impossible to grip when slippery.
http://www.dailywire.com/news/20380/houston-police-officer-drowns-harvey-flood-waters-emily-zanotti
Driving thru 3-4' of water is no problem in a decent size car, as long as ya keep moving. Only problem is - what happens when ya hit a 2-3' dip in the road. Running water not the problem in Houston - depth of the water is. I used to help folks out from a local underpass down there with my 65' Plymouth Fury whenever the flooding happened. Was about a mile from the house down there. Always grateful - never charged a dime, or accepted any offers. Used to piss the bejeebers outta the local tow-truck rip-off artists.
You can see the underpass on google-earth - Aldine Mail Route and Eastex Fwy (Hwy 59) ... if so inclined. Doesn't look like much of a problem - but the water'd get about 4' deep there.
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