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Car Drives Into Gowanus Canal
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Billy Parker
Published May 9, 2009
Modified May 9, 2009
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Word came in over the police wires starting at around 11 p.m. last night that a car dove into the Gowanus Canal near the corner of Bond and Degraw Streets. Twitter was lighting up late last night with Park Slope residents reporting that helicopters were flying overhead. At least one person (the driver—who apparently was intoxicated) was pulled from the water by police divers. There were unconfirmed reports that the driver claimed that there were two other people in the car, but this doesn't appear to be supported by any of the wires that were coming through until just before 2 a.m., when the incident was deemed under control.
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