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Man Dies Driving Into Hamlin Pond

Monroe County Sheriffs Department

A man from Albion died Saturday night in a suspected alcohol-related accident.

Monroe County Sheriffs deputies say Mariano Solis, 38, was alone in his 2005 Ford Escape when it went into a 14-foot deep pond.

Spokesperson John Helfer told WXXI that Solis had been drinking since noon. At about 9:30 pm he tried to leave a home on Redman Road near Route 18 in Hamlin, but he didn't get far, crossing the road and plunging into the water.

Solis called 9-1-1 and neighbors and firefighters tried to get him out of the water, but the car went under.

Deputies say he was taken to Strong West Hospital in Brockport where he was pronounced dead.