Police Find Abandoned Vehicle On Cascade Bridge

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Burlington, Ia(Burlington Beacon)-  A Burlington man drove over Cascade Bridge late Friday night when the brakes on his 1996 Jeep Cherokee failed, then left it there until the next morning.

The Burlington beacon reports that police found the abandoned vehicle, still sitting on the bridge, shortly before 8 a.m. Saturday. They also found footprints leading away from the vehicle.

The driver, 29-year-old Nathan Mueller, returned to the scene at about 11 a.m. after police contacted him. The vehicle was then towed away without incident.

Police say Muller caused $2,000 worth of damage to the barriers cordoning off the bridge and $1,500 to his own vehicle.