LORAIN — A recently divorced couple out for a drive early this morning got a scare when they lost control of their car and nearly wound up in Lake Erie.
The couple, a man who lives in Lodi and a woman who lives in Sheffield Lake, were in the parking lot of Jackalope, and the man decided to give the woman a lesson in driving the stick-shift Ford Taurus SHO a little before 7 a.m.
The car was into first gear when the woman accelerated to quickly and lost control.
The car went over a small embankment and struck a tree, which prevented it from going onto the beach east of Jackalope and into Lake Erie.
The couple were unhurt but a little shaken up.
Lorain police and the Lorain Fire Department responded. The car was to be towed from the scene.
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