Car crashes into doctor’s office, couple in waiting room hurt
By Tara Lynch, Caroline Foreback, Adam Thompson
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GLEN BURNIE, Maryland (WJZ) — Two people in a waiting room were hurt after a car crashed into a doctor’s office in Anne Arundel County on Wednesday afternoon.
The vehicle slammed into the Maryland Primary Care Physicians’ office building off Quarterfield Road in Glen Burnie around 3:30 p.m.
According to the fire department, an elderly couple was in the waiting room when the car pinned one person against a wall, and the other was trapped under the car. The couple was rushed to Shock Trauma after they were rescued. They are expected to be OK.
“The injuries were considered serious, and I heard someone say non-life-threatening, but these individuals were 75 years old, and so they could potentially be life-threatening,” said Anne Arundel County spokesperson Marc Limansky.
The building management company told WJZ-TV the driver, a 78-year-old woman, was trying to park and hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes. She stayed at the scene after the crash.
The fire department had to remove a cosmetic wall to rescue one of the victims.
“We were actually in the middle of a procedure, and I heard an explosion,” said Tracey Brooks, who works at a nearby dental office. “I looked outside, I didn’t see anything, but I absolutely heard it. It was a mess.”
The driver was cited for negligent driving and failing to reduce speed to avoid a collision, police said. Negligent driving carries a fine of up to $1,000 and could result in the loss of her license.
The Maryland Primary Care Physicians’ office closed early Wednesday. All appointments through Friday will be converted to telemedicine, according to the office’s website.
“It’s very scary to think that a car can come into your building. That’s one of my fears, just working here, that that would happen,” Brooks said.
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