Anyone know what happened here and if its a forum member hope insurance covers this for him.
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/s...show-1.2864041

 

holy **** that sucks

 

automatic car I guess?

 

The weekly informal car show at Captree State Park on Sunday provided visitors with an unexpected, and unintended, air and water show. Police are trying to determine how a car accelerated across a parking lot near the boat basin, then launched into the nearby water. The driver, who police did not identify, swam to safety, according to witnesses. "At approximately 8:30 this morning, a 30-year-old male apparently lost control of his vehicle," said Capt. Bruce Marx, of the New York State Park Police. "The vehicle crossed through the parking lot, over the grass and became submerged in a vacant slip." Marx said the driver, of West Islip, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital with undisclosed injuries. He was the only occupant of the out-of-control car. No one else was injured. The silver, two-door Mazda RX-7 hit several motorcycles and a parked car as it quickly accelerated through the parking lot, Marx said.ohn Rodriguez, 45, of Smithtown, witnessed the accident and said the problem started when the car seemed to take off without its owner inside. He said the driver was standing with dozens of other people when the Mazda started moving. "The car just ran away from him," Rodriguez said. The car's owner then chased his car and managed to get into the vehicle. After the driver grabbed the stirring wheel, the car took off again. "It just accelerated very quickly, hit a plant, and spun," Rodriguez said. "It went airborne about 7 to 8 feet and hit the water." Rodriguez said the driver was still behind the wheel when the car started filling with water. A crowd gathered and yelled for the driver to get out, he said. "As the car started sinking, he got out," Rodriguez said. Rodriguez said the driver was lucky to not hit any poles, boats or people in the busy area. Gary Heicklen, of Douglaston, Queens, was several feet away from the accident but caught a glimpse of the 10 seconds of chaos. "I heard a noise, turned around and I saw a car in the air," said Heicklen, a salesman who declined to give his age. "The whole crowd turned around." The car remained submerged for several hours before police used a crane to remove it from the water. The vehicle sustained a broken windshield and front-end damage. State Park police detectives are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident, Marx said.

 

it flooded huh....

 

for sale: silver 3rd gen, over fenders, freshly washed and detailed, needs windshield

that sucks bigtime

 

that is freaking insane.

If anyone has any more information, please post it up......

 

Dam that sucks.

 

left it in gear to park... and remote starter perhaps...
glad the driver is ok.. although here comes the onslaught of digs for the fd....

 

Is it an auto? My theory is left in "drive", pulled e-brake, got out, e-brake fails or not engaged enough, car drives off, driver gets back in, accidentally puts all his weight on the skinny pedal, goes airborne, gives fd bath?

 

That sucks my friend just told me about it. It seems like it was really nice.



John

 

I heard it was a Ls1 powered FD... no big loss lol

 

Wow..that sucks

 

http://www.svtsnake.com/forum/showthread.php?t=52251

dibs on his interior plastics.

 

the first reports say the driver was outside the car when it started and drove off, he got in it trying to stop it

there are hundreds of people there watching so Im sure thats the story, not that the guy just jumped in and drove into the water. My guess is it was idling and jumped into gear, a automatic car

 

maybe the floor matts got stuck, "sudden acceleration" mazda needs to issue a recall on all
LS1 fd's!!! LMAO.

 

moral of the story:

dont put a V8 in an FD...it'll commit suicide from the shame!! lolol

reallyyyy hope that guy has insurance that covers the car as well as the mods

 

I wonder if it is going to be for sale......

LS1 powered Rexes are like ugly virgins......... Drown them all!

 

That's my guess..

I have remote start on my FD and I had close incident where car almost ran into things..

 

haaaaaaaaaa

AAAAnd? Continue your story Phil!

 

lol

Even still that sucks V8 or not

 

My dad has been trying to get me to go out their with him and him. Atleast now I know if I do I won't have to worry about anyone parking next to my car when they see another fd.

 

it sucks no matter what motor, dont act like ********* because it might have had a V8 in it

there are families there and lots of people walking around, if that would have hit someone it would have really been bad.

 

why not use the neutral switch to make sure the remote start only works in neutral?

 

Great, at least the wheels stayed on for our newest demonstration of FD owner aptitude.