Driver pulled from Plainfield creek

July 15, 2010 (PLAINFIELD, Ill.) It happened Wednesday night near Renwick Road and Lincoln Highway in Plainfield. The driver somehow lost control and crashed upside down in the water.

The man was underwater for more than five minutes before a bystander, two police officers and firefighters helped pull him out. He was unconscious, but paramedics revived him.

The man remains hospitalized in critical condition.

There's no word yet on what caused the car to crash.

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