Crime & Safety
Uber SUV Plunges Into Backyard Pool Of Nassau Home (VIDEO)
BREAKING: Video showed about half the SUV submerged in the pool. Nassau County police say two people were taken to a hospital.
PORT WASHINGTON, NY — Two people were sent to a hospital after an Uber driver drove his SUV through a fence and plunged into a backyard swimming pool in Port Washington.
Nassau County police said the 66-year-old man driving the SUV was traveling north on Port Washington Boulevard around 10 a.m. Wednesday and failed to turn at a bend in the roadway. The SUV left the road, drove into a wooded area and smashed through a fence before coming to a rest in the pool of a home on Sunnyvale Road in Flower Hill.
Two people were able to get out of the SUV, which was about half-way submerged in water. The driver and adult male passenger both suffered minor injuries and were taken to a hospital for evaluation and treatment.
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No charges have been filed.
Uber SUV crashes through one fence, flies over another into backyard pool in Port Washington. Homeowner says the landing sent a huge splash of water onto her home. The driver and passenger (both men)are pulled to safety. Unclear why driver lost control. pic.twitter.com/dsAJR2LZh3
— GREG CERGOL4NY (@GREGCERGOL4NY) November 6, 2019
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