Wednesday, 15 March 2017

Upstate man dies after driving vehicle into Hudson River to dodge police

Upstate man dies after driving vehicle into Hudson River to dodge police
CKIE, N.Y. — New York state police say a man is dead after he fled a traffic stop and drove off a boat launch ramp into the Hudson River.

The incident started Friday night in the town of Coxsackie when a trooper tried to stop a car driven by 48-year-old Jeffrey Dean.

Police say Dean assaulted the trooper and drove away.

He headed to the Hudson and intentionally drove off a ramp into the river, cops added.

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They say Dean got out of his car and tried to swim ashore but did not make it.

Water rescue units from several departments searched for Dean and eventually found his body.

The Greene County coroner’s office is conducting an autopsy.

Coxsackie is about 30 miles south of Albany.
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