Elderly man killed after car crashes through wall, plunges into Sun City West Pond
SUN CITY WEST, Ariz. (FOX 10) - Authorities say an elderly man is dead and a woman was hospitalized after they were pulled from a car that was found submerged in a pond near a supermarket in Sun City West.
According to the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, a 93-year-old man and his elderly passenger, a 93-year-old woman, were pulled from the car by firefighters after it reportedly crashed through a wall before entering the pond near a Fry's supermarket near R.H. Johnson Boulevard and Camino Del Sol Tuesday evening.
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Before firefighters arrived at the scene, MCSO says multiple residents tried to pull the elderly victims from the car.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital where he later died. The woman was responsive after being pulled from the car and was taken to a hospital as a precaution.
It is unknown if the elderly man driving the car had a medical condition prior to the incident, or if his injuries were caused by the crash into the wall and the pond.
No names have been released in this case.