Overview
- The incident occurred Sept. 8 in Upton as ICE agents carried out an arrest linked to Operation Patriot 2.0.
- Upton police said the driver exited her SUV without putting it in park, and the vehicle rolled into Pratt Pond by Lakeview Cemetery.
- The Upton Fire Department recovered the submerged SUV, the driver was cited for unsafe operation, and no injuries were reported.
- Fox News reporter Bill Melugin posted an 11‑second video of the moment on X, which circulated widely over the weekend.
- The Department of Homeland Security reposted the video from its official account with the comment, “You can’t park there!”