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Nassau Man, 74, Dies After Vehicle Plunges Off Port Jefferson Dock: Cops

Police say he suffered "an apparent medical emergency" and drove the vehicle into the water.

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PORT JEFFERSON, NY — A man died after driving his vehicle off the dock into the water in Port Jefferson on Friday night, Suffolk police said.

Stuart Dorfman, 74, of Plainview, was driving a vehicle on West Broadway at the Port Jefferson dock when he suffered "an apparent medical emergency" and drove into the water at 7:20 p.m., police said, adding that he was pulled from the water and pronounced dead at the scene.

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Detectives are asking anyone with information about Dorfman's death to call the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

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