Crime & Safety
Update: Rescued Driver Charged with DUI
The woman who was rescued from the Instracoastal Waterway along Edgewater Drive when her SUV plunged into the water on Valentine's Day was arrested after the incident.
A Clearwater woman who was behind the wheel of an SUV that plunged into the water in Dunedin on Valentine's Day faces charges in connection with the incident.
Nicole Glazier, 28, of Clearwater was booked into the Pinellas County Jail a few hours after she was rescued. She was charged with:
- DUI
- Reckless Driving with Property Damage
- Driving with a Suspended License
Glazier spent the night in jail and was released the morning of Feb. 15.
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, 52, a Palm Harbor resident who was visiting a friend in Dunedin, rescued Glazier after her 2001 Ford Explorer plunged into the intracoastal waterway along scenic Edgewater Drive. When the incident was first reported, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said Glazier lost control of her vehicle for unknown reasons.
Thorington's heroic actions earned him a nod as The Huffington Post's Greatest Person of the Day on Feb. 15.
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