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Speeding Car Goes Airborne, Plows Into Second Floor of Building
By Rudy Chinchilla
Published 3 hours ago
Orange County Fire Authority
A vehicle managed to crash into the second floor of an office building in Santa Ana. (Jan. 14, 2018)
A car wound up on the second floor of a dental office in Orange County after hitting a median on the street.
The accident happened around 5:25 a.m. near the intersection of French and 17th streets in Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Police Department said in a press release. The white sedan, which was traveling northbound on French Street at high speeds, hit a raised center median on 17th Street and went airborne.
The car caught fire after it went into the building, said Daniel Sanchez, who witnessed the accident. The driver managed to get out, but was left dangling off the bottom of the vehicle until police could catch him, Sanchez said.
"It was crazy, it really was," Sanchez said. The driver, who admitted to using drugs, was taken to a hospital, along with a passenger, the SAPD said. Both sustained minor injuries. There were no other reported injuries.
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Gridlock
Here’s how this car got wedged in the upper wall of a two-story building
By Kristine Phillips January 14 at 2:11 PM
A car hit a center divider, went airborne and crashed into the second floor of a small office building in Santa Ana, Calif., on Sunday. (Orange County Fire Authority)
The phrase “crashing into a building” took on a new meaning Sunday when a car in Southern California hit a center divider, went airborne and plowed into the second floor of a dentist’s office.
Images taken by the local fire department show the white sedan partially wedged into the building, its rear exposed as it tilted to one side.
Capt. Stephen Horner, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Authority, said officials received a call about a crash in Santa Ana, Calif., at about 5:30 a.m. The car was traveling at a high speed when it hit the concrete median. Horner said the driver was not driving parallel to the divider; instead it was coming from a side street and slammed into the median, much like a T-bone crash.
The impact sent the car into the air and into the small office building. Horner said a small fire was immediately extinguished.
Two people were in the car. One managed to get out, while the other one was trapped inside for more than an hour as authorities used a heavy piece of equipment to stabilize the vehicle, Horner said. Both were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Horner said he does not have any more information on the occupants, but Santa Ana police said the driver admitted to having used narcotics.
Fire officials used a crane to pull the vehicle out of the building and bring it down, Horner said. The second floor, which is a storage space for files, suffered minor damage, he said.
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Speeding Car Goes Airborne, Plows Into Second Floor of Building
By Rudy Chinchilla
Published 3 hours ago
Orange County Fire Authority
A vehicle managed to crash into the second floor of an office building in Santa Ana. (Jan. 14, 2018)
A car wound up on the second floor of a dental office in Orange County after hitting a median on the street.
The accident happened around 5:25 a.m. near the intersection of French and 17th streets in Santa Ana, the Santa Ana Police Department said in a press release. The white sedan, which was traveling northbound on French Street at high speeds, hit a raised center median on 17th Street and went airborne.
The car caught fire after it went into the building, said Daniel Sanchez, who witnessed the accident. The driver managed to get out, but was left dangling off the bottom of the vehicle until police could catch him, Sanchez said.
"It was crazy, it really was," Sanchez said. The driver, who admitted to using drugs, was taken to a hospital, along with a passenger, the SAPD said. Both sustained minor injuries. There were no other reported injuries.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...-a-two-story-building/?utm_term=.235e55ba8fa4
Gridlock
Here’s how this car got wedged in the upper wall of a two-story building
By Kristine Phillips January 14 at 2:11 PM
A car hit a center divider, went airborne and crashed into the second floor of a small office building in Santa Ana, Calif., on Sunday. (Orange County Fire Authority)
The phrase “crashing into a building” took on a new meaning Sunday when a car in Southern California hit a center divider, went airborne and plowed into the second floor of a dentist’s office.
Images taken by the local fire department show the white sedan partially wedged into the building, its rear exposed as it tilted to one side.
Capt. Stephen Horner, a spokesman for the Orange County Fire Authority, said officials received a call about a crash in Santa Ana, Calif., at about 5:30 a.m. The car was traveling at a high speed when it hit the concrete median. Horner said the driver was not driving parallel to the divider; instead it was coming from a side street and slammed into the median, much like a T-bone crash.
The impact sent the car into the air and into the small office building. Horner said a small fire was immediately extinguished.
Two people were in the car. One managed to get out, while the other one was trapped inside for more than an hour as authorities used a heavy piece of equipment to stabilize the vehicle, Horner said. Both were taken to a hospital with minor injuries.
Horner said he does not have any more information on the occupants, but Santa Ana police said the driver admitted to having used narcotics.
Fire officials used a crane to pull the vehicle out of the building and bring it down, Horner said. The second floor, which is a storage space for files, suffered minor damage, he said.
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