Woman drives into swimming pool at Florida country club

Splash-crash happened at Sandpipers Golf & Country Club in Lakeland

A driver is rescued after ending up in a swimming pool in Lakeland.

LAKELAND, Fla. – A woman crashed into a swimming pool Thursday at a Central Florida country club, but no one was injured.

The splash-crash happened at Sandpipers Golf & Country Club in Lakeland.

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Police said the woman accidentally hit the gas pedal instead of the brake, sending her SUV into the pool.

A witness jumped in the water to help the woman get to the shallow end of the pool.

The woman was not hurt.

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