Car plunges into Montgomery Co. pool during driving lesson

WASHINGTON — A driving practice lesson became a swimming lesson at a Montgomery County community center.

It happened before 1 p.m. Saturday. A Montgomery County Fire and Rescue spokesman said that a car plunged into the pool of the North Creek Community Center in Montgomery Village.

A car plunges into a community pool in a Montgomery County community center on Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018. (Courtesy Montgomery County Fire and Rescue)

Two people got themselves out of the car and were not hurt, in what police say, was driver error during a parking practice session.

Gaithersburg police is investigating the incident.

Abigail Constantino

Abigail Constantino started her journalism career writing for a local newspaper in Fairfax County, Virginia. She is a graduate of American University and The George Washington University.

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