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A Commack homeowner came to the rescue after a 79-year-old driver crashed his car into their pool Monday afternoon.

Police say the driver was in a parking lot on Harned Road when he hit the gas instead of the brake. The SUV broke through a fence and landed in a backyard pool on Smiths Lane.

The homeowner broke the car's side window and rescued the driver.

The driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to be OK.

A Commack homeowner came to the rescue after a 79-year-old driver crashed his car into their pool Monday afternoon.    Police say the driver was in a parking lot on Harned Road when he hit the gas instead

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Too, which is nice. So we're talking about those warmer temperatures for your Friday, maybe a little bit of rain late in the evening, but most of the day will be dry. Uh Let's check out Comack for Friday on Ruth Boulevard 53 degrees. Um It feels quite warm after the cold spell that we've had, we have sunshine in the morning. Clouds will kind of come in and thicken up through the day and rain will arrive after four o'clock, uh mostly in the evening, best time for rainfall around seven o'clock. So it's after dark. Look at our high temperatures for the next couple of days. We are in the fifties through Monday and then it will get a little bit cooler. We'll see some forties for the middle of next week and we have some sunshine on the way. So tonight it's mostly clear. 8 a.m. 38 Glen Cove, a little bit of a chill early on 39 Smithtown, 42 in Riverhead. And you see that warmer weather coming in for the afternoon with the clouds 5 to 6 o'clock, some showers. It's not too bad. It's a light rainfall and it moves through quickly by 10, seven o'clock, it's out of here. Start of the weekend will be dry. But we do notice those extra clouds around for Saturday also Sunday. So Sunday morning, there could be some sprinkles early then a break in the afternoon. You can see it here before more rain arrives at night. So good chance for rain. Sunday night ending Monday morning, it is a little bit unsettled with this mild weather around, but most of next week now looks pretty good. We'll see a mix of sun and clouds. It will be chilly with highs in the mid forties.

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Driver crashes car into Commack pool