The driver told police she was texting when she ran off a road, struck a tree and was propelled into Wakefield Lake, according to authorities. The woman was driving north on St. Charles Parkway just past St. Thomas Drive at about 12:25 p.m. Tuesday when she left the road, according to Charles County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Diane Richardson. Woman Reportedly Texting While Driving Crashes Into Lake 
 
 The 25-year-old driver of the Hyundai was northbound on St. Charles Parkway near St. Thomas Drive when she drove off the roadway, struck a tree and drove about 60 feet into the lake, becoming submerged in about 5 feet of water. Authorities say she was transported to a hospital for minor injuries.
– A 25-year-old woman in Maryland has delivered unto the nation the latest public-service announcement about texting and driving in dramatic fashion: Police say she lost control of her Hyundai while looking at her phone, smacked a tree, then drove 60 feet into a lake in Waldorf, reports NBC Washington. The car ended up submerged in about 5 feet of water, and the woman was able to get out through a window before emergency crews arrived. She suffered only minor injuries, but charges are pending, reports WUSA9.