A person drove onto a Miami Seashore boardwalk Sunday morning earlier than veering off and plunging into the ocean.
At round 7 a.m., a number of folks gathered on the South Pointe Park marina boardwalk and stared on the Atlantic Ocean, the place a dark-colored automotive was submerged with its trunk open, based on a video of posted on Fb by Andres Saion.
The Miami Herald has reached out to Miami Seashore police for extra info however hasn’t heard again as of Sunday afternoon. It’s unclear whether or not anybody was injured.
Within the put up, Asion stated he was in his residence when he heard a loud crash. He rushed to his balcony however didn’t spot the automotive till glancing on the water. When he noticed it floating, he known as 911.
“I don’t see anyone, however I don’t know if there’s someone else within the water,” Asion instructed police within the video.
Hearth rescue personnel, the video exhibits, swam across the automotive to test if another person was inside. A girl and her daughter additionally instructed police that they have been sitting close by once they witnessed the automotive zooming down the boardwalk.
Based on Asion, the motive force was intoxicated and mistook the boardwalk for a street earlier than he drove over the barrier. The video captured a person drenched in water whereas sitting on a sidewalk.
After a couple of minutes, police carried out a discipline sobriety check, throughout which the person stumbles when lifting one among his legs within the air, the video exhibits. Police then cuff the person as he seems to shed tears.
It’s not but identified if the person will face prices.
This report might be up to date as extra info turns into out there