Police were first informed around 4 a.m. that the car went into the water near Vernon Boulevard and 34th Avenue in Astoria.
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NYPD Habor Patrol units searched the water earlier in the day, but did not find any additional clues as to how it happened.
An investigation is ongoing.
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