An elderly man dies reversing his car into a neighbour's pool AN elderly Hallett Cove man who drove his car through a fence and into a neighbour's backyard pool while having a suspected heart attack had lived alone for about two years. Maurice Stevens, 84, remained at his Warilda Cres home with his white terrier after his wife, Mary, passed away, said neighbours who had known him for decades. He had three sons. Sometime before 12.30pm yesterday he was alone in his car when it overshot the driveway, crashed through the back fence and plunged into a swimming pool of a house fronting Perry Barr Rd, police said. Neighbours said the owners of the Perry Barr Rd home were away from the house when the crash happened, but discovered the car when they returned home. The car in the pool of the house at Hallett Cove. Picture: Ten Eyewitness News Police said they believed the man had suffered a "severe medical episode" before the car entering the pool. A spokesman said "the car was in the pool for some time" but a precise time of the crash was yet to be determined. Several neighbours said they kept watch over and supported Mr Stevens for many years. Emergency services at the Perry Barr Rd house. Picture: Greg Higgs. Ria Hlawa said she spoke to Mr Stevens on Wednesday to wish him a happy new year. "We do that because we're such a beautiful neighbourhood and we all care for each other," she said. She said he moved to the house 18 years ago after retiring from work at the Adelaide Airport. Other friends and neighbours said they did not hear anything to alert them to the crash and had "no idea" how long the car was in the pool. "All these years we've known him, we looked after him and made sure he was all right," said Ken, who did not give his surname. I never heard a thing and I've got no idea how long he was in (the pool). Police investigate the death of a man after his car plunged into the swimming pool of a home on Perry Barr Rd, Hallett Cove. But with all the noises going on lately with fireworks and everything like that, I just didn't hear anything. I'd looked through his window yesterday and saw the TV flickering so I knew he was home. He was a very religious man, very religious. All the years we've known him and for this to ­happen - it's tragic, tragic for all of us. Mr Stevens' distraught sons arrived at the property while police crime scene officers inspected the wreckage behind a close roller door. Police brought in a heavy-duty crane to remove the car from the backyard pool. Police will prepare a report for the Coroner.