(A Vehicle collides with a canal)....It happened Saturday.

Calexico police were called to the canal near Highway 98 and Cole Road. When they arrived, they found the vehicle submerged in the canal. It was determined the sole occupant of the vehicle was the driver. He had manged to escape from the vehicle and swim to shore, suffering only scrapes and bruises. It turned out one of the responding officers had just attended the standardized field sobriety course, hosted by the El Centro Police Department. That officer recognized the driver was impaired and placed him under arrest. The driver's BAC level was determined to be at 15, almost twice the legal limit.