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Woman Crashes Truck Into Clinic, Killing 3 By DEBORAH BAKER, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 19 minutes ago
SANTA FE, N.M. - A pickup truck plowed through a plate-glass window at a medical clinic Friday, killing three people and injuring eight, authorities said.
The truck hurtled through the parking lot and drove as far as 30 feet into the storefront clinic, which treats work-related injuries.
"People were cut, dripping blood. I was shook up," said Jimmy Ramsey, who was leaving a coffee shop nearby. "This is stuff you see on TV."
The cause of the crash at the clinic, Concentra Medical Centers, was under investigation. The truck driver was among the injured. She was not identified pending possible charges, said Deputy Police Chief Eric Johnson. He said alcohol was not believed to be a factor.
The dead included a receptionist at the clinic, Viviana E. Terrazas, 20; a patient, David Rodriguez, 17; and the teenager's mother, 43-year-old Janell Lockhart Rodriguez, Johnson said. All were from Santa Fe.
Viviana Terrazas' sister, Judith, said police told her the driver had a seizure before the crash and stepped on the gas instead of the brake pedal.
Physician's assistant Ben Martinez was working in an exam room next to where the truck crashed when he heard "a real loud bang, like an explosion."
"I thought a plane had crashed into the place," Martinez said.
The driver and three others remained hospitalized with injuries. Two people were in critical condition. Four patients were treated and discharged.
Should people with seizure drive or not???????????
1 hour, 19 minutes ago
SANTA FE, N.M. - A pickup truck plowed through a plate-glass window at a medical clinic Friday, killing three people and injuring eight, authorities said.
The truck hurtled through the parking lot and drove as far as 30 feet into the storefront clinic, which treats work-related injuries.
"People were cut, dripping blood. I was shook up," said Jimmy Ramsey, who was leaving a coffee shop nearby. "This is stuff you see on TV."
The cause of the crash at the clinic, Concentra Medical Centers, was under investigation. The truck driver was among the injured. She was not identified pending possible charges, said Deputy Police Chief Eric Johnson. He said alcohol was not believed to be a factor.
The dead included a receptionist at the clinic, Viviana E. Terrazas, 20; a patient, David Rodriguez, 17; and the teenager's mother, 43-year-old Janell Lockhart Rodriguez, Johnson said. All were from Santa Fe.
Viviana Terrazas' sister, Judith, said police told her the driver had a seizure before the crash and stepped on the gas instead of the brake pedal.
Physician's assistant Ben Martinez was working in an exam room next to where the truck crashed when he heard "a real loud bang, like an explosion."
"I thought a plane had crashed into the place," Martinez said.
The driver and three others remained hospitalized with injuries. Two people were in critical condition. Four patients were treated and discharged.
Should people with seizure drive or not???????????
