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Neighbor's Car Plunges Into Backyard Pool in Northborough

Police say brake failure on a steep driveway forced the driver to steer through a fence into the pool to avoid crashing into the house.

Overview

  • Police and fire crews responded shortly before 2 p.m. Monday after a 2019 Hyundai Elantra rolled through a metal fence and landed fully submerged in a backyard pool on Franklin Circle.
  • The driver, identified as neighbor Nick Mascetta, told responders he believes the brakes failed and that he chose the pool over crashing into the home.
  • Mascetta escaped the submerged car by rolling down a window and exiting on his own, and no injuries were reported.
  • Crews used a crane to remove the vehicle from the pool Monday evening, and the incident damaged the fence, landscaping, the vehicle, and the pool but did not appear to harm the house itself.
  • The driver had been collecting packages for a homeowner who was on vacation when the crash happened, and local authorities will document damage and inspect the scene as owners arrange repairs.