Crime & Safety
Driver Who Crashed Into Pool Charged With Careless Driving: Cops
The 32-year-old Emerson woman told the police that she lost control of her car and hit the gas pedal instead of the break.
BERGEN COUNTY — The 32-year-old Emerson woman who crashed her car into the pool of a private home early morning on Monday was charged with careless driving, the Westwood Police Department said.
The driver told police that she lost control of her vehicle around the bend in the road and hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, thus causing the accident.
The officer who jumped into the pool to rescue the driver said that the floating car was slowly drifting towards the deep end of the pool as he entered the water.
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The driver was banging on the window, but the car was not submerged and was slowly taking on water, police said.
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The officer broke a window in the back and managed to take the driver out of the car and out of the pool.
The photos released by the police department were taken more than an hour after the incident, police clarified.
The crash happened at the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Ridgewood Road.
The officer who jumped into the water, Ryan Sestanovich, was issued a department commendation for his actions.
The Westwood Police Department has concluded the investigation into this incident.
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