Car crashes through fence at marina in Port Jefferson, lands on floating dock
Brookhaven Town officials say the 17-year-old driver accelerated too hard, causing the car to go through the divider.
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A driver went over the edge of the parking lot at a marina in Port Jefferson, nearly landing in the Long Island Sound.
Police say she accidentally drove her car over a bulkhead and landed on a floating dock.
News 12 is told this happened shortly before 7 p.m. Sunday.
Brookhaven town officials say the 17-year-old driver accelerated too hard, causing the car to go through the divider.
The driver was taken to the hospital injuries that were not considered life-threatening.
The Port Jefferson Fire Department posted pictures of the incident to its Facebook page. A heavy-duty tow truck lifted the Jeep off the dock and brought back to the parking lot.
Police say no one else was hurt during the crash.
News 12 spoke off camera to the family of the driver. They said she is back home after a brief trip to the hospital.
Brookhaven town officials say they will look for ways to prevent similar accidents.
“Without those barriers that Jeep would have jumped the floating dock and would’ve ended up plunging facedown into the water," said Dan Panico, Brookhaven’s town supervisor.
