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Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Patchogue Bay Before Driver Was Rescued Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Patchogue Bay Before Driver Was Rescued
Watch: Video Shows Car Plunging Into Patchogue Bay Before Driver Was Rescued A camera was rolling when a 33-year-old man drove his car into the water at a Long Island marina. Emergency crews in Patchogue were called at around 5 a.m. Thursday, June 15, with reports that a car had driven off Mascot Dock and into Patchogue Bay near South Ocean Avenue. Surveillance footage released by police shows a Nissan sedan driving on the roadway before making a sharp turn to the left and going up onto a walkway before plunging into the water. Earlier Report: Water Rescue: Driver Pulled To Safety After Car Ends Up In Patchogue Bay A Suffolk County Police officer and a member…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Driver Rescued After Ending Up In Patchogue Bay Driver Rescued After Ending Up In Patchogue Bay
Driver Rescued After Ending Up In Patchogue Bay A police officer is being praised for his quick actions in saving a driver who ended up in the water off Long Island. The incident happened Monday afternoon, March 6, in Patchogue near Sunset Lane and River Avenue. A man suffering a medical episode drove his pickup truck into Patchogue Bay, just west of the Sandspit Marina, according to Suffolk County Police. Daniel Elitharp, an officer with the department, responded and saw the driver slumped over in his car. “Without hesitation” Elitharp jumped into the water and rescued the victim, police said. The driver was transported to Long Isla…

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Video: 17-Year-Old Rescues Patchogue Woman Who Drove Vehicle Into Bay Video: 17-Year-Old Rescues Patchogue Woman Who Drove Vehicle Into Bay
Video: 17-Year-Old Rescues Patchogue Woman Who Drove Vehicle Into Bay A Long Island teenager is being credited with saving an 18-year-old woman who drove her car into Patchogue Bay. Suffolk County Police said Mia Samolinksi, of Patchogue, was driving a Subaru Outback in a parking lot near South Ocean Avenue at around 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 14. At some point, she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake, sending the vehicle right into the water, according to police.  Fortunately for her, 17-year-old Anthony Zhongor, of Patchogue, witnessed the accident and dove into the water after her, police said. He was able to get the vehicle’s driver side door open…

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by Michael Mashburn