Ferry service resumes after car plunges off dock, killing 1

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Ferry service has resumed after a deadly crash halted runs for hours Friday night.

Police say a 60-year-old Belfair man died when he crashed through a barricade at the Southworth Ferry Terminal and drove into the water.

Scott Wilson of the Kitsap County Sheriff's Office said calls came in at about 6:11 p.m. about an SUV driving off the dock and crashing in the water. Witnesses said the driver appeared to be going 30 to 35 mph, according to Wilson.

"We know that a car drove fairly rapidly through the exit lane at the Southworth dock. They went through the barrier and went into the water," said Marta Coursey of Washington State Ferries.

Rescue divers from the Seattle Fire Department discovered the man alone in the submerged car and pulled his body out of the water at about 7:15 p.m. Divers said the car was located in water 40 to 50 feet deep.

Lifesaving measures were attempted while driving the man to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, but he did not survive, Washington State Patrol trooper Russ Winger said.

The sunken SUV was removed by commercial divers late Friday night.

The Pierce County Medical Examiner is now looking into what may have caused the victim to crash.