A drunk man crashed his SUV into the Kanawha River in the early morning hours Friday, according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department.
Police responded at about 1:20 a.m. after a naked Benjamin Lee Gittinger, 27, of Charleston was trying to get into someone's vehicle in the area of U.S. 119 and MacCorkle Avenue, the release says.
While police were talking to him, they noticed the smell of alcohol on his breath. He also told them he had crashed his 2010 Toyota Highlander into the river.
Gittinger was charged with aggravated DUI. He blew a .183 on the breathalyzer, according to the release.
Gittinger was taken to the South Central Regional Jail. During his arraignment, his bail was set at $5,000 cash only.
Charleston Fire Department divers were unable to find the vehicle overnight, but retrieved it this morning.