ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A woman was arrested after she drove a vehicle into the water outside of the St. Petersburg Yacht Club early Monday morning.
The St. Petersburg Police Department said the vehicle traveled east through the intersection of Central Avenue and Bayshore Drive NE before going into the water around 2:30 a.m.
The driver, later identified as 29-year-old Cassandra Kaiser, was able to escape and swim to shore. Police arrested Kaiser, and she was charged with driving under the influence.
There are no other details available at this time.
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