Why would it be that hard? They were driving in fog, couldn’t see more than 20 feet ahead. The boat ramp was at the end of the “road”, since they were in a parking lot. They just drove into a puddle which turned out to be a lake, and she was probably driving too fast for conditions because they were late and wanted to get home, and by the time she realized it wasn’t a puddle, it was too late.
I’m looking for a google map picture of the boat ramp.
If they could not see more than 20 feet, they should have been driving an appropriate speed - particularly in a strange area. But how does one drive down a boat ramp, at any speed, and not notice one is entering water?
Seems to me either suicidal tendencies are required, or extreme stupidity.
If it’s where I think it is, I took a nice pic of my dog about halfway out on that ramp twenty-five years ago.