Fatal Crash: Speeding Car Strikes Rock, Lands In River In Westchester, Police Say

A 31-year-old was killed after their speeding car struck a large rock and landed in a river near the Westchester and Fairfield County border, police said.

The Port Chester Fire Department searches the Byram River for a car that landed in the water.
Photo Credit: *Port Chester Fire Department*

A car crashed into the Byram River in Port Chester near Purdy Avenue, resulting in the death of the driver, police said.
Photo Credit: *Google Maps/Pixabay via Franz P. Sauerteig*

Ben Crnic

08/03/2023 12:45 p.m.

The incident happened on Thursday, Aug. 3 around 1:40 a.m., when authorities were notified that a vehicle had driven into a river near Purdy Avenue in Port Chester, according to the village's police department.

Arriving officers soon found a 36-year-old man sitting on rocks near the location of the car. Police later discovered that this man had been a passenger in the vehicle.

With the help of the New Rochelle, Greenwich, and Stamford Police Departments as well as Port Chester Fire, authorities were able to find the car on its roof in the Byram River.

The vehicle was later recovered and the driver, a 31-year-old Port Chester resident, was declared dead by EMS. The victim's identity has not yet been released.

According to Port Chester Police, an investigation later determined that the car had been driving at a high rate of speed before hitting a large rock, becoming airborne, and landing in the river.

Authorities are now waiting for toxicology reports on the driver. The investigation into the crash remains ongoing.

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