Woman arrested for DUI after driving vehicle into downtown Indy canal

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A lady was arrested Christmas night time after driving intoxicated onto the canal in downtown Indianapolis and broke by way of ice plunging into frigid chilly water.

At 11:02 p.m., the Indianapolis Hearth Division responded to reviews of a automobile that was pushed into the canal with witnesses trying to assist. Upon arrival, IFD Divers entered the water and confirmed nobody was contained in the automobile.

Investigators decided that Biankia Gleason, 33, drove her automobile onto the canal and broke by way of the ice plunging into the frigid chilly water, in keeping with a information launch. Gleason informed firefighters her GPS took her onto the canal, within the space of the Colts Canal Playspace off of Saint Clair Road.

Gleason went down the embankment, by way of the park and onto the canal heading north. She continued driving down the canal till she got here to the lifeless finish at tenth Road the place she determined to show round headed south.

Her automobile broke by way of the ice earlier than attending to New York St. Gleason made it out of the automobile with the assistance of individuals close by and waited within the foyer at a close-by lodge. She was later checked my medics and was taken to Eskenzi hospital.

After additional investigation, police arrested Gleason for working a automobile whereas intoxicated.

A video that has now gone viral, caught the incident on digicam. Have a look under.