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Cops: Sleepy driver's car ends up in lake

A submerged car in Pine Lake on Montauk

Photo credit: James Carbone | A submerged car in Pine Lake on Montauk Highway and McCall Avenue in West Islip. (Feb. 10, 2012)

A driver "must have fallen asleep" while driving down a street in West Islip and his car ended up in a lake, police said Friday.

The accident occurred at 6:50 a.m. on Madeline Place.

The driver, whose identity was not released, was not injured, and Suffolk County police said he was not charged. The accident remains under investigation.

Police said the lake, which is just north...

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