It was 109 years ago when the Hudson River became frozen solid for 40 days. Ferries couldn’t run, so adventurous souls drove their cars – and even raced – between New York’s Westchester and Rockland counties.
The accident happened near the landing at Nyack. The car ended up submerged under 10 feet of water.
Rescuers saved a family that crashed through the ice while driving on the frozen Hudson River in 1917/CBS News New York
A photocopy of an article from 1917 and the previously unseen photographs/CBS News New York