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WEBVTT HE WAS INSIDE THE HOTEL NEAR THEPOND AND GOT HIS SIDE OF THESTORY.>> I THOUGHT THAT WAS PRETTYBAD.I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WASGOING TO GO GOOD AT THAT POINT,YOU KNOW?>> MICHAEL SHANANAN SAYS AFTER ALONG DAY AT WORK, HE PULLED INTOTHIS HAMPTON INN AND SUITES ON125TH AVENUE IN KENOSHA TO GET AROOM FOR THE NIGHT.>> BUT I WAS TIRED.I WAS WORKING ALL DAY AND I JUSTWANTED TO GET A PLACE TO STAY.AUTHORITIES SAY SURVEILLANCEFOOTAGE SHOWS HIS VEHICLE ENTERTHE PARKING LOT AROUND 3:00 A.M.>> I SAW THIS GLARE OUT HERE SOI THOUGHT, THIS MUST BE THEPARKING LOT RIGHT HERE.AND AS YOU CAN SEE, MY TIRES ARETURNED TO THE LEFT AND I DROVEDIRECTLY INTO THE WATER.THERE IS NO GUARDRAIL ORANYTHING THERE AND THEN BOOM.I'M IN THE WATER.>> YOU CAN SEE THE DAMAGE LEFTBEHIND BY THIS VEHICLE THATCRASHED INTO THIS POND.THESE CINDER BLOCKS HAVE BEENTORN UP FROM THE GROUND.THE DRIVER SAYS AFTER HE CRASHEDINTO THE POND, HE GOT OUT OF HISVEHICLE AND GOT A HOTEL ROOM FORTHE NIGHT.WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER THAT?DID YOU CALL POLICE?>> NO, I WAS TIRED.I JUST STAYED HERE AND I JUSTFIGURED I'D DO IT IN THE MORNING.>> THE 911 CALL DIDN'T COME INUNTIL ALMOST 7:00 A.M., ABOUTFOUR HOURS AFTER THE CRASH.>> WE DID EXECUTE MULTIPLESEARCHES OF THE POND, FINDING NOVICTIMS.>> AUTHORITIES DISPUTE THE CLAIMTHAT SHANAHAN ACTUALLY GOT AROOM.>> AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR OFSEARCHING THE KENOSHA POLICEDEPARTMENT WAS ABLE TO LOCATETHE DRIVER WHO WAS INSIDE THE

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To hear Michael Shanahan of Milwaukee tell the story, he was just looking for a place to crash after a long day of work.He crashed alright, right into a shallow pond next to the Hampton Inn and Suites on 125th Avenue in Kenosha. "I saw this glare out here, so I thought this must be the parking lot right here, and as you can see my tires are turned to the left and drive directly into the water," Shanahan said. "There is no guardrail or anything there and then boom! I’m in the water!"A surveillance camera was recording as Shanahan's vehicle entered the parking lot at around 3 a.m. A 911 call about a car in the water didn't come in until almost four hours later.Crews who responded found no one."We did execute multiple searches of the pond, finding no victims," said Battalion Chief Matthew Haerter with the Kenosha Fire Department. Shanahan said that after he crashed, he elected to not call the police. Instead, he said he got a hotel room for the night"I thought that was pretty bad. I didn’t think anything was going to go good at that point you know? ... "I just stayed here and I just figured I’d do it in the morning," he saidAfter nearly an hour of searching, Kenosha officers said they were able to locate Shanahan, but he wasn't inside of a room, Haerter said, disputing Shanahan's claim. A tow truck was eventually used to pull Shanahan's car out of the water and revealed damaged cinder blocks and torn up grass.It wasn't immediately clear if Shanahan will face charges. Investigators said they believed alcohol was a factor in the incident.Get breaking news alerts with the WISN 12 mobile app or with our email newsletters.