Jacksonville, FL — A man says his car is totaled but material things can be replaced. He is expected to be OK after an accident that left his car in a retention pond on Atlantic near Girvin.
According to police, the accident happened around 3am and the man was able to escape by opening his car door.
The JSO dive team used cables hooked to a tow truck to pull the car out of the pond.
I just spoke to the driver. He told me he had no injuries and, “material things can be replaced.” He feels lucky to be alive. He says his car is totaled. JSO used cables to remove it from the pond. pic.twitter.com/KoPDqZ4Z2c
— Varisa Lall Dass 🌊 (@vldass) June 8, 2018
This was the scene when we first arrived. Traffic is not diverted on Atlantic blvd. @ActionNewsJax @WOKVNews pic.twitter.com/ERgwyN8hHM
— Varisa Lall Dass 🌊 (@vldass) June 8, 2018