A tipsy driver who told police “I must have taken a wrong turn” drove off the end of Lake Street and into Lake Mendota early Wednesday morning, but was able to swim to safety because his car window was rolled down, police said.
Jeremiah J. Hoefle, 20, Waunakee, was arrested and tentatively charged with operating while intoxicated, reckless driving and being an underaged person consuming alcohol, following the incident that happened about 1:47 a.m.