Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Car Rolls Into River in Oakmont

Oakmont emergency personnel fished a car out of the Allegheny River in Oakmont Friday afternoon.

A car rolled into the Allegheny River in Oakmont on Friday afternoon.

Oakmont emergency personnel fished a car out of the river near the boat dock at California Avenue—next to the and the .

According to Oakmont police Chief David DiSanti, a motorist had stopped on the boat dock to check it out because he was thinking about buying a jetski. The car, which was parked on the river ramp, was in the wrong gear and rolled into the river when the motorist was outside of it.

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"Thankfully no one was hurt," he said. 

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