Lincoln, NE : Woman seriously injured when car crashes into Cunningham Lake on April, Sunday 9th 2017

A woman was seriously injured Sunday night when the car she was driving crashed into Cunningham Lake, police said.

The woman, 30-year-old Trina Charon of Omaha, managed to swim ashore but suffered a broken arm and ribs, as well as exposure to the cold water, police said. She was taken by ambulance to Nebraska Medical Center.

Charon, who was alone in the 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis, had been traveling west on Nebraska Highway 36 (also known as Bennington Road) when the car left the roadway, according to Omaha police Sgt. Jason Menning, a traffic investigator.

The car struck several reflective lane closure posts and went down an abandoned road, the old Highway 6, Menning said.

The vehicle continued from there, veering off the abandoned road, striking a bridge guardrail and vaulting into the air before landing upside down in Cunningham Lake, the sergeant said.

Charon managed to get to shore on her own. A passing motorist found her on the highway, east of 96th Street, and called 911 about 10:35 p.m.

"She's lucky to be alive," Menning said, as police investigated the crash late Sunday.

Charges were pending for Charon. She admitted to police that she had smoked marijuana and methamphetamine before the crash, he said.

The car was to remain in the lake until daylight, when a dive team will help tow it out.

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Woman seriously injured when car crashes into Cunningham Lake