Miami: A driver mistook the South Beach boardwalk for a road and plunged into the water

During the morning of this Sunday, March 31, a driver plunged his vehicle into the water near the iconic. A sculpture of a lighthouse in South Beach in Miami

After apparently mistaking the boardwalk for the road.

Andreas Asiana runner real estate Residents in the area, testified to Local media who heard a loud noise from his apartment before being informed of the incident: “This guy is drunk, he just left a bar, he thought that was the way” Ash said in a video released by the media Local10.

The driver involved, young in appearance and wearing a white T-shirt with blue jeans, and whose identity has not been released by authorities, was subjected to breathalyzer tests at the scene, near the sculpture.Steadfast Lighthouse“, the work of a German artist Tobias Rehberger.

Meanwhile, no divers Government cuts They conducted a search of the area, found no one else in the vehicle, and confirmed that the driver was alone at the time of the incident. In pictures taken by InfobayThe moment the vehicle was lifted out of the water by a crane was captured.

Other witnesses present In it South Point Park They mentioned to law enforcement officers who were stationed at the scene of the emergency that the driver was “speeding” and at the same time, Try to turn, the speed was such that he ended up in the water.

This authorities Anyone with additional information about this case or similar is asked to get in touch Miami-Dade County Crime Stoppers

up to no 305-471-8477. The aim of this call for citizen support is to collect more details that may help Specify the exact circumstances that led to the accident.

This is a developing story…