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North Las Vegas police investigate the scene of an auto accident at City View Park Monday morning. A car traveled more than 100 feet from Cheyenne Avenue to land in the pond at the park. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A North Las Vegas police office holds a plastic bag containing a green plant substance found during the investigation at the scene of an auto accident at City View Park on Monday. The car crashed through a chain-link fence and traveled more than 100 feet from Cheyenne Avenue before landing in the pond. The driver was not at the scene. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
North Las Vegas pull a car from a pond in City View Park Monday morning. No one was found in the vehicle. The driver was not at the scene. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
North Las Vegas police investigate the scene of an auto accident at City View Park on Monday. A car crashed through a chain-link fence and into a pond at the park. The driver was not at the scene. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
North Las Vegas police check out a car after it was pulled from a pond in City View Park Monday morning. The Toyota Corolla traveled more than 100 feet from Cheyenne Avenue and landed in the pond. The driver was not at the scene. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
North Las Vegas police investigate the scene of car that ended up in a pond at City View Park early Monday morning. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
North Las Vegas Police check out a car that was pulled from a pond at City View Park in Monday morning. The Toyota Corolla traveled more than 100 feet from Cheyenne Avenue and landed in the pond. The driver was not at the scene. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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By MARIA AGREDA LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
January 6, 2014 - 7:03 pm
 

A vehicle was found in a pond near Cheyenne Avenue and Commerce Street Monday morning, according to North Las Vegas police.

Police discovered a Toyota Corolla submerged in a pond at City View Park, after responding to an anonymous phone call about 6 a.m.

According to police, the car was traveling on Cheyenne Avenue at high speed when it left the road, hit a median and catapulted into the air. The Corolla then broke through a chain-link fence, took out a large tree branch, and landed in the pond approximately 120 feet from the street.

The driver fled the scene, police said. They recovered the vehicle and found a plastic bag containing a green plant substance in the trunk.

Park maintenance workers emptied the pond to search the bottom and drain off contaminated water.

Review-Journal photographer Jerry Henkel and reporter Kimber Laux contributed to this story. Contact Maria Agreda at magreda@reviewjournal.com and (702) 383-0391.

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