A Michigan drama unfolded in the small town of Prudenville when a woman was accused of stabbing her husband multiple times before driving a car into a lake, authorities said.

The violent episode occurred around 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, when Michigan State Police troopers from the Houghton Lake Post and Roscommon County deputies were dispatched to a residence after the 47-year-old husband reported being attacked, according to CBS News Detroit. The victim, found with multiple stab wounds, indicated that his 42-year-old wife was the assailant, subsequently fleeing in the family's vehicle.

Medical attention was swiftly provided as the husband was first taken to a local hospital in stable condition before being transferred for surgery to a Flint hospital, as reported by MLive. The alleged sequence of events took a bizarre turn when the woman, after the alleged assault, drove off the road and into Houghton Lake.

The woman was apprehended at the scene of the watery crash at the end of Liberty Street near Houghton View Drive in Prudenville, with local authorities including the Michigan State Police making the arrest, according to WWJ Newsradio. After her aquatic escape came to an end, she was taken to a hospital for treatment of potential injuries before being placed in the Roscommon County Jail.

The 42-year-old woman now faces serious legal consequences, awaiting arraignment on charges of assault with intent to murder and felonious assault, her name withheld until official proceedings commence. The Michigan State Police has indicated that their investigation into this shocking incident continues, as the community reels from the violence that disrupted its quiet morning routine.