The deep end

From the "This is why we're glad we don't have a pool" file comes the story of Laurie Haring, a vice president at JPMorgan Chase who was surprised Saturday to learn that a couple of teenagers had driven a 1995 Toyota Camry into her backyard swimming pool. Oops!

Haring said her first thought on getting the call about the car in the pool was that she had been punk'd (seriously, is that show still on?), but it turns out that wasn't the case. Nobody seems to have seen the car go into the pool, but a neighbor's son was out in his backyard when it happened: "The water kind of projectiled over the fence," Haring said. "The force of it made a wave." Police said the incident wasn't alcohol-related, but they didn't specify how it happened (the Chronicle reported that the car was going so fast that it hardly touched the yard, though it did flatten some patio furniture).

The Camry was removed from the pool yesterday afternoon; earlier in the day, the driver of the car (along with his uncle and cousin) showed up and offered to pay Haring back. She said her insurance will cover the damage and asked the kid to only cover the deductible — which we think is a pretty low price for a story he'll tell for years. As for Haring, she told the Chron that she's had such bizarre luck that she's thinking of writing a memoir called You'll Never Believe What Happened This Time.