Man dies after driving car into water at Southworth ferry terminal
Oct 3, 2014, 6:50 PM | Updated: Oct 6, 2014, 7:15 am
Coast Guard divers search the water off the Southworth Ferry terminal Friday evening after a car plunged into Puget Sound. (Trooper Russ Winger/WSP via Twitter)
(Trooper Russ Winger/WSP via Twitter)
A car plummeted into Puget Sound from the Southworth ferry terminal late Friday afternoon, killing a man and halting ferry service to the Kitsap County terminal.
An eyewitness at the scene reported via Twitter a driver in a black SUV sped through the gate and plunged into the water around 6:15 p.m.
Dock was tilted up at end which launched SUV an 25 feet I would guess. pic.twitter.com/RlUU2s3I71
— G Todd Williams (@WA_News_Junkie) October 4, 2014
Emergency crews raced to the scene as rescue divers tried to get to the vehicle, estimated to be approximately 60 feet deep.
Divers pulled a lone male body from the water approximately one hour later, Washington State Patrol trooper Russ Winger said. Despite efforts to revive him, he was pronounced dead.
