Occurred on 11/18/12, 6:57am  Accident     1600 N. Shoreline    C1208809

Police were called to the Barge Dock at 1600 N. Shoreline for a vehicle in the bay.  Upon their arrival, Officers contacted a couple who told them they safely escaped from their white Chevrolet Avalanche when it fell into the bay.

The 26-year-old driver told police he had accidentally stepped on the accelerator causing the Avalanche to go into the water.  The driver and his 25-year-old girlfriend were uninjured.

The Corpus Christi Police Department’s Dive Team was called to assist and recovered the submerged truck.