“...down 40 feet into the water on Friday night, but the driver was able to climb to safety.”
That in itself seems pretty amazing. I would thinking hitting water from that height would be a lot like hitting pavement. That is, I’m surprised she wasn’t knocked out or rendered unconscious inside her vehicle.
I’m no expert on these sorts of things, of course. Glad she was able to escape and then make it to shore alive.
I’m wondering what her seatbelt status was.
My guess is “NOT” since no mention has been made yet at all.