CLEARWATER — A Largo man's blood-alcohol content was nearly three times over the level at which the state considers a driver impaired when he lost control of his Jeep and drove into the water on Clearwater Beach.

Clearwater Police say Ryan Tyler Jones, 21, was speeding north over the Sand Key Bridge around 1:52 a.m. when he lost control of his Jeep Wrangler at the north end and drove into the water at 800 Bayway Blvd., at the Bayside condos.

Jones, whose blood-alochol level was 0.22, was the only occupant in the car, police said, and was able to get out of the vehicle and swim to shore. Under Florida law, a driver is presumed impaired at 0.08.

Jones was booked into the Pinellas County Jail at 4:19 a.m. Monday morning and has been charged with DUI and careless driving. He is being held in lieu of $500 bail, according to jail records.