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Man dies after crashing car into Frederick County pond

[caption id="attachment_23679355" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Emergency crews in Frederick County, Maryland, attempted to save a man who crashed his car into the retaining pond. (Courtesy Frederick County Sheriff’s Office)[/caption]

A man died Wednesday morning after crashing his car into a pond the night before in Frederick County, Maryland.

According to the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office, the accident happened around 8:45 p.m. at a retaining pond behind a CVS Pharmacy on Rotary Avenue in New Market.



Deputies arrived to find a car “fully submerged” in the pond. Rescue crews pulled 76-year-old Ki Ho Lam of Frederick out of the water and took him to Frederick Health Hospital.

Despite multiple life-saving measures, Lam died early Wednesday morning.

Detectives determined that there was no foul play in the incident.

Below is a map of where the accident took place. [google_map latitude=”39.38250603578458″ longitude=”-77.25603879246671″ zoom=”15″ height=”300px” location_label=”” dynamic_map=”false”]

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