God was definitely looking out for this woman!
Fear of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge was renewed Friday evening when a car crash caused a vehicle to be knocked off the bridge and plummet 40 feet into the bay below according to The Daily Mail.
The unidentified 22-year-old female driver of the vehicle survived the fall and was able to swim safely to a nearby jetty where she was rescued and taken to a hospital. She was released Saturday.
The crash happened Friday evening around 8:30pm, shortly after she got on the bridge going eastbound about a quarter mile away from the shore.
She was struck by a tractor trailer and her car forced off the road and into the bay, some 40 feet below.
Maryland Transport Authority Police believe she was the only occupant in the car.
Her car landed in about six to eight feet of water and was about a quarter-mile from the shore.
The driver was 'very fortunate' as she was able to escape her vehicle and swim to a nearby jetty, according to Anne Arundel county fire department spokesman Steve Thompson.
A boater saw the crash and drove over to wait with the woman until paramedics in a fire department boat arrived to rescue her.
When she was rescued, the woman was conscious and able to communicate with officials.
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