2 Navy sailors rescue driver from submerged car in Florida

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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Two sailors from Naval Air Station Pensacola rescued a man from a submerged car following a crash Sunday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

According to an FHP news release, at about 9 p.m., a white Mercedes driven by a 37-year-old Pensacola man was speeding down U.S. 98 westbound when it ran a red light, drove through the Murphy’s Express parking lot, and hit a concrete parking bollard before going through a chain link fence and onto the Southwest Greenway boardwalk…

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