Crime & Safety
Elderly Motorist Drives Car Into River in Darien
The driver was trying to back out of a space, but went in the wrong direction.
Crews are working to remove a car from a river in Darien after a senior driver drove forward instead of reverse in the morning.
The elderly resident was trying to back out of a space outside the senior center, according to NBC Connecticut.
The vehicle plunged into an embankment and into the river, police said on Twitter.
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The driver wasn’t hurt.
Image via Darien Police
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