'Drink driver' escapes into the sea

A drink drive suspect escaped arrest in California by diving into the sea - only for his passenger to give police his details.

The 28-year-old man, who was not identified, took to the waves and swan off after being pulled over in Pacific Beach, north of San Diego, in the early hours.

Dressed in jeans and a T-shirt, he jumped out of the pickup truck and sprinted to the shoreline, before jumping into the sea and swimming out of sight, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Lifeguards began searching immediately, and were joined by a Coast Guard helicopter at daylight, as well as lifeguards on paddle boards and trucks on the sand.

Several hours later, his family called police to say he had been in touch and would give himself up to police.