re: Driver rescued from lake after crashing over the Causeway

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"I just slammed on my brake, got out and waved for traffic to stop," he said.

He looked over the bridge. The truck's bed was slipping under the water. The man who had been driving floated outside of the truck. He had exited the truck almost instantly, Pike said, either on his own or by ejection.

Pike peeled off some of his work clothing - dress pants, dress shoes and an Acme Oyster House polo shirt. Pike, 45, works as an operations manager for the French Quarter location of the restaurant.

He jumped off the span.

Pike said he doesn't have any rescue or lifeguard training. He jumped, he joked, "Probably because I don't think a lot before I do things."

"I didn't think," he said. "I just did it."

He said he thinks anyone would react the same way.

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