A driver forgot to put their vehicle in ‘park.’ It ended up in the Connecticut River.
“By the time the driver noticed the vehicle was rolling away, it was already too late," police said.
A driver forgot to put their vehicle in “park” at a Northfield boat ramp, and, before they could stop it, it rolled into the Connecticut River.Northfield police responded to the call on Thursday, according to a Facebook post. Both people were outside the vehicle when it took off.
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“By the time the driver noticed the vehicle was rolling away, it was already too late,” police said.
A diver from the Northfield Fire Department was called to attach a tow strap to the vehicle, which appeared about half submerged in the river.
The vehicle was pulled from the river soon afterward with the help of a truck, police said.
