A 35-year-old man from New Orleans, Louisiana was jailed early Tuesday after allegedly driving a rental car into a retention pond in Pontiac.
It’s suspected he was intoxicated and behind the wheel of a Nissan when it ended up in the water near Opdyke Road and Centerpoint Parkway, according to the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office. The incident was reported shortly after 1:30 a.m., with the caller stating two occupants had climbed out of the vehicle and made it to shore, the sheriff’s office said.
When deputies arrived on the scene, the car was fully submerged. A man and woman with wet clothes were seen walking away toward the Marriott Hotel and a deputy ordered them to stop, but the woman continued into a wooded area and wasn’t located, the sheriff’s office said. The man walked back toward the deputy and denied knowing anything about a car in the pond or a woman walking with him, the sheriff’s office said. He also stated he had been in the water to help, the sheriff’s office said, noting that the man smelled like he’d been drinking alcohol.
Deputies located a key fob for a Nissan from Enterprise Car Rental in his pocket, and the man reportedly said he had been the lone occupant of the vehicle. He then answered further questions by saying “no comment,” the sheriff’s office said.
The man was taken into custody, medically cleared by Star EMS called to the scene, and then transported to an area hospital for a chemical analysis blood draw before being taken to the Oakland County Jail. Charges are pending.
The sheriff’s office said deputies found tire tracks and vehicle debris leading from the road, through the grass and to the pond’s edge. Divers from the OCSO Marine Division located an unoccupied Nissan fully-submerged and removed it from the pond.
Deputies subsequently learned that the arrested man was a guest at the Marriott Hotel who had checked in on Monday.
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