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Drugged driver crashes car into second story
Luckily no one died in the incident and only two people suffered minor injuries.
The residents of Santa Ana, California witnessed a strange sight on Sunday when a car hit the center divider on the road, flew off the road and crashed straught into the second story of an office building.
The car appeared stuck through the second story of a dental office.
Luckily no one died in the incident and only two people suffered minor injuries.
According to a report in TIME, the Santa Ana Police Department said the car “was traveling at a high rate of speed” when it hit the center divider and went airborne.
They added that the driver of the car “admitted to using narcotics, and will be admitted to a local hospital for observation.”
Orange County fire officials tweeted on Sunday:
OCFA on scene in SANTA ANA of a vehicle into a building. One person still trapped inside the vehicle. pic.twitter.com/sWmtovu0Kd
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) January 14, 2018
One person was still trapped inside the car when the Orange County fire officials arrived to the scene. They were later removed from the car.
OCFA in Santa Ana with a vehicle that crashed into the second floor of a small Office building. The vehicle hit the center divider and went airborne and landed into the building. One person self extricated, the other person is still trapped in the vehicle. USAR from OCFA On scene pic.twitter.com/Lm5b4oyCIm
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) January 14, 2018
Officials said that the other person had “self extricated”.
The car was later removed by the Orange County fire officials with the help of Los Angeles County Urban Search & Rescue team.
OCFA in Santa Ana of a vehicle that crashed into the building. The fire was quickly extinguished, both victims are out of the vehicle safely with minor injuries. Members from OCFA & LA COUNTY Urban Search & Rescue teams are removing the vehicle from the building. pic.twitter.com/x29WvTkNGk
— OCFA PIO (@OCFA_PIO) January 14, 2018
A fire started because of the crash but was extinguished.
