Updated 2:30 p.m.
Four people are dead after their car went into an Astoria creek Friday night, according to the NYPD.
A Honda Accord, driven by a 20-year-old man, was traveling on 19th Avenue near 37th Street about 10:40 p.m. when it hit the curb and rolled over into Steinway Creek, police said.
The driver managed to escape the vehicle, cops said, but four people were still inside the car when authorities arrived. FDNY divers then extracted the passengers, Darius Fletcher,21, Jada Monique Butts, 19, Crystal Gravely, 19, and Jaleel Furtado, 20, all from East Elmhurst, according to police.
The women and one of the men were taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center where they were pronounced dead, officials said. The second man was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital where he was also pronounced deceased.
The 20-year-old driver was taken to Elmhurst Hospital Center where he is currently listed in stable condition, police said. He was given a preliminary breath test where results showed he was sober during the time of the accident, according to police.
The NYPD’s Highway Collision Investigation Squad is looking into the accident.
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