Motor Vehicle Accidents 2024
21-Year-Old Man Identified as Fatal Victim in SUV Plunge Into Five Mile River
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Police on Tuesday morning identified the deceased victim in Thursday night’s plunge of an SUV into Five Mile River as 21-year-old Youssoupha Diagne of Bridgeport. A 21-year-old woman floating face down in the outgoing current was found about 100 yards from the vehicle by Darien police officers who entered the near-freezing water. She was brought ashore at a nearby dock, where officers resuscitated her. She remains in stable condition and is still recovering at a hospital, police said. The two police officers received (unspecified) non-life threatening injuries and are still recovering, police said.