A woman accidentally drove her car into the San Diego Bay while attempting to park for work at the Loews Coronado Resort. A witness in a boat approached the woman who suffered minor injuries and declined medical help. Screen capture/KSWB/Inform Inc.

SAN DIEGO, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A car accidentally crashed through a barricade and plunged into the San Diego Bay on Wednesday morning.

Local police told Fox 5 they believe the car's driver may have accidentally pressed the wrong pedal while attempting to park her car outside of Loews Coronado Resort, causing the vehicle to go crashing into the bay.


The car flipped upside down and landed on a group of rocks below the parking area. A boater, who'd witnessed the accident, helped the woman out of the car, Coronado police spokeswoman Lea Corbin told the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Harbor police arrived at the scene to check for other victims and arranged to have the car towed out of the water.

The 56-year-old driver, who had been arriving for work at the resort at the time of the crash, suffered minor injuries and declined medical help.