Florida woman cited after plunging SUV into pool, police say
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A Florida woman escaped unharmed, but not without a citation, after she lost control of an SUV and crashed into a community swimming pool on Saturday, authorities said.
Audrey Bullitt-Reeves, 56, freed herself from the partially submerged 2007 Mazda CX-9 by crawling through a rear window, the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) told FOX13 Tampa.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The FHP released photos of the SUV sticking out of the pool. The vehicle’s front end was submerged up to the driver and front passenger doors.
Bullitt-Reeves, who was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash, managed to crawl through a rear window to escape the partially submerged SUV, troopers said. (Florida Highway Patrol Tampa)
The crash occurred around 9:40 a.m. on Travco Court, troopers told local news outlets. The SUV appeared to have jumped a curb, barreled through some bushes and a fence and dived into the pool on Old County Road 54.
No injuries were reported. It was unclear how the driver lost control of the SUV.
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Bullitt-Reeves was cited for careless driving, troopers told the Tampa Bay Times, adding that she was wearing her seat belt at the time of the crash.