Crime & Safety
Car Crashes Into Office Building
There were people inside the building, one of whom was hit by the GMC Yukon, police said.
ROHNERT PARK, CA — Two people were hospitalized Wednesday when a car plowed into a Rohnert Park office building, police said.
Dispatchers received multiple 911 calls at 3:41 p.m. Wednesday about the incident at 50 Professional Center Drive, just east of Commerce Boulevard and U.S. Highway 101.
There were people in the building when a gold GMC Yukon crashed through an exterior wall and landed inside, Deputy Rohnert Park Police Chief Aaron Johnson said in a news release.
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The driver of the SUV was still in the driver's seat when officers got there, Johnson said.
One employee at the building suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken by ambulance to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.
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The driver, a 34-year-old Rohnert Park resident, was helped out of the car by firefighters and Sonoma Life Support personnel, then taken by ambulance to the same hospital.
Police believe the driver suffered a medical emergency, which caused the crash, Johnson said.
The incident caused moderate damage to the building.
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