SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a 93-year-old man is dead after the vehicle he was driving went through a concrete wall in Sun City West and into a pond.
Maricopa County Sheriff’s officials say bystanders and rescue crews pulled the man and his 93-year-old female passenger out of the car before it sank in the 14-foot-deep pond Tuesday evening.
They say man was pronounced dead at a hospital while the woman is recovering from her injuries.
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The names of the couple weren’t immediately released Wednesday.
Sheriff’s officials say it appears the man was trying to park in a lot near a supermarket when the car accelerated for some reason.
TV news video showed a large hole in the wall, tire tracks leading to the pond and the car several feet into the water.
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