WILMINGTON — The man who submerged his car in the Cape Fear River Tuesday night was allegedly drunk driving.
Terrance Ladell Jones, 42, was charged with a DWI, failure to maintain lane control, and careless and reckless driving, according to a Wilmington Police Department news release.
WPD reported to a call around 6:30 p.m. that Jones and his car were in the river at Water and Ann Street. The driver was hanging onto the pilings of the river at the time of the call. The area was blocked off as Wilmington Fire Department safely pulled Jones from the river. He was transported to New Hanover Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries.
According to WPD, the same car had eluded police earlier in the evening.
The investigation is still ongoing and more charges may be forthcoming.
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