Car that crashed off White's Ferry into Potomac River is towed away. Driver was rescued, arrested for DUI.
— Neal Augenstein (@Augenstein海角社区app)
WASHINGTON 鈥斅燱hite’s Ferry, in Dickerson, Maryland, was聽closed for nearly three hours Friday聽morning聽because of a car that had been driven聽into the water.
The Montgomery County police say that a man drove through the gate and onto the ferry, then off the ferry and into the water, at about 1:30 a.m. Friday.
The car was pulled out of the water at about 7:40, and the ferry reopened聽a few minutes later.
Ferry captain Josh Webster said he was watching TV and making pizza in his apartment, over the White’s Ferry Store and Grill, when he heard screams and saw the car and driver already in the water. Webster said the聽water wasn’t over the driver’s head, but Webster walked into the water wearing khakis and flip-flops to rescue him, then called 911.
The police haven’t identified the聽driver, but say he’s been charged with driving while intoxicated.
海角社区app’s Neal Augenstein contributed to this report.
