1 Dead After Car Gets Stuck In Snow, Catches Fire In New Jersey

LITTLE FERRY, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A man is dead after his car got stuck in snow in New Jersey.

Investigators say the man drove into an embankment in a park in Little Ferry and got stuck in the snow.

Police repeatedly told the driver to stop revving his engine, but he kept pressing the gas.

The car soon caught fire, and responders were unable to get the man out.

It's unclear why he drove into that spot.

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• New Jersey
• Bergen county