85-Year Old Man Killed After Car Crashes Into Oyster Bay Marina

An 85-year old man was killed after his car crashed through a fence and plummeted into the water below in Oyster Bay, New York late Thursday afternoon.

Witnesses at the scene were horrified as emergency crews rushed to the scene where a car drove through a metal fence, plummeting into the harbor water below. Just after 3PM, urgent 911 calls were placed by bystanders who saw the car crash into the marina waters at Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park in Oyster Bay, New York.

The 85-year old man, who has not been identified, was driving a 2011 Volkswagon Jetta sedan through the parking lot of the marina in Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Park before crashing through the fence and the flipping the Volkswagon on its roof. The car quickly became fully submerged under the water of Oyster Bay Harbor.

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According to witnesses at the scene, Town of Oyster Bay Public Safety were the first on the scene immediately after the crash. Witnesses say a man jumped in the water in an effort to try and pull the driver from the car. After attempting to reach the driver, the vehicle submerged to a point where the good samaritan had to come back above the water. That’s when members of the Town of Oyster Bay’s Public Safety Department were seen pulling the good samaritan onto the dock after he was struggling in the water. The Public Safety Department includes Public Safety Officers and Bay Constables, according to residents of the town. Both of which assisted with pulling the good samaritan out of the cold water.

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Nassau County Police and fire department dive teams responded to the scene and quickly geared up to attempt a rescue on the victim inside the car.

The 85-year old man was transported to a hospital and pronounced deceased shortly after he was pulled from the car.

According to Nassau County Police, the investigation is still ongoing into the events that led up to the fatal crash.