Car winds up in water near Port Jefferson ferry dock, police say

The top of a submerged car is visible at the scene where a Stony Brook woman drove her car onto a boat ramp and into the water near the Port Jefferson ferry dock early Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. A police spokeswoman said it appears the woman hit her gas pedal instead of the brake. Credit: Stringer News Service
A woman was not injured early Monday when she drove her car onto a boat ramp and into the water near the Port Jefferson ferry dock, Suffolk County police said.
The woman, 48, of Stony Brook, was alone in her Toyota Corolla at about 1:30 a.m. when she drove onto the boat ramp at Route 25A and Barnum Avenue.
A police spokeswoman said it appears the woman hit her gas pedal instead of the brake.
Extreme cold, light snow for LI ... Suspect in crash that killed LI cop pleads not guilty ... Latest in Bernagozzi case ... Wear RED Day
Extreme cold, light snow for LI ... Suspect in crash that killed LI cop pleads not guilty ... Latest in Bernagozzi case ... Wear RED Day


