Man critically injured after vehicle crashes about 20 feet into building
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Metro police are investigating after a Toyota Prius crashed into a building on the near northwest side Monday night.
Officers were called to the scene of the crash near the intersection of 21st Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Street around 7:20 p.m.
Officials say a man in his late teens was driving north on MLK when he went through a light too fast and crashed into a Bodycote Thermal Processing building. Officers say the vehicle went about 20 feet in and ended up on its side in the building’s front office space and conference room.
Authorities say the driver was conscious enough to try and get himself out out of the vehicle. He was extricated and transported to Methodist Hospital in critical condition.
FOX59 is told nine people were inside the building during the crash. They all got out safely.
IFD’s Rita Reith says the building was ruled structurally sound and all utilities were secured.
It’s unclear if drugs or alcohol played a role in the crash. Officials say there were no obvious signs at the scene.
Authorities believe the intersection will be closed until around 10:30 p.m. Monday due to the crash.
Prius Ends Up Wedged In Doorway
What you’re looking at up there used to be a Toyota Prius, and, yes, it’s crammed into a doorway of a building. The bizarre location for a Prius happened as the result of a crash in Indianapolis, where a teenaged driver ran a red light and crashed into a building. The driver is in critical condition, but responsive. The Prius, less so.
According to Indianapolis-area station WTHR, the crash happened yesterday about 7:30 p.m.. The Prius was speeding, and the driver ran through a red light, then hit the traffic signal pole, which sent the car careening into the Bodycoate Thermal Processing building.
The Toyota hybrid somehow ended up on its side, and continued 20-30 feet into the building, somehow managing to cram itself right into a doorway. A firefighter at the scene told a WTHR reporter that she saw the car:
“... wedged cleanly – which is hard to believe – but it’s cleanly wedged into a doorway in the interior of the building.”
Somehow, the driver was actually able to exit the vehicle, which is pretty astounding, looking at that wreck. Nine workers who were working inside were uninjured, but I suspect very, very surprised.
Remember, it’s possible to do something stupid in a Prius just as well as in a Mustang or something.
Pictured: Mangled Prius gets wedged in an office doorway after a young driver crashes, leaving him in a critical condition
- A man in his 20s crashed his Toyota Prius through an office building's doorway Monday evening in Indianapolis, Indiana
- The young man was able to escape the vehicle but was rushed to the hospital in critical condition
- The building was deemed structurally sound but the car is a complete loss
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4128900/Driver-critical-crashing-car-door.html#ixzz4W7kS7PIF
