SHREWSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) - Police have identified the 21-year-old North Grafton man who died after a car drove off the road and landed upside down in an icy Shrewsbury pond Friday night.
Officers responding to a reported crash at Jordan Pond at Lakewood Drive found a nearly submerged 2017 Nissan Altima in the water and one man inside, according to Shrewsbury police.
The man, later identified as Deven Jared Koenig, was taken to UMass Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries, police said.
Neighbors said first responders worked hard to try to save Koenig.
“They had their cold weather wet gear on and they worked their tails off to get him out of there,” said neighbor Doug Miller. “I’m very saddened to hear that he passed away. That’s too bad.”
A preliminary investigation suggests the Altima failed to navigate a sharp turn on Lakewood Avenue and slid sideways before striking a snowbank, becoming airborne, and landing on its roof in the water.
Police are still investigating the crash.
No other information was immediately available.
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