Driver safe after SUV plunges into canal in Hallandale Beach

The incident happened at a canal in the 900 block of Southwest 3rd Avenue

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A driver was able to escape to safety after crashing her car into a canal in Hallandale Beach on Thursday.

The incident happened at a canal in the 900 block of Southwest 3rd Avenue.

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The woman who was driving the Jeep SUV was attempting to make a right turn when she plunged into the canal.

She was able to get out and wasn't injured.

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Neighbors said barricades that were closing off the canal had floated away in flooding, making it hard to tell the canal was there.