TNLA / Citizen
A BMW driver and her two Boston Terriers were filmed careening into the ocean off Venice Beach during a police pursuit, sparking a dramatic rescue operation that remarkably ended with no one seriously injured.
The woman and her two dogs were zooming down the 10 Freeway in downtown L.A., Saturday night when patrol officers clocked her going way beyond the speed limit and tried to pull her over. But she refused to stop, instead leading police on a wild chase through L.A. to Venice Beach.
Suddenly, the woman turned onto the beach and raced across the sand, heading directly for the water. Several videos posted online showed the car plunging into the Pacific Ocean and later submerged on its side in the water.
Police and lifeguards responded after the woman swam out of her car, abandoning her two pooches inside.
She tried to wade deeper into the ocean as a police boat sailed up beside her and a cop tossed her a life preserver. She was eventually pulled onto the boat and taken into custody.
Cops recused her two dogs from the car and turned them over to Animal Control.
Miraculously, everyone except the driver walked away without a scratch, including the doggies! The motorist was briefly treated at a hospital for minor injuries before she was arrested and now she faces criminal charges.
