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SUV Crashes Into Collingdale Apartment Building Leaving Pile Of Debris Behind

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SUV Crashes Into Collingdale Apartment Building Leaving Pile Of Debris BehindTrang Do reports.

AN OPENING, AS WELL.JIM, BACK TO YOU.THANK YOU, CHANDLER, CLOSECALL FOR DELAWARE COUNTY MANAFTER AN S.U.V.

CRASHES INTOHIS HOME LEAVING BEHIND AMASSIVE HOLE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERTRANG DO IS LIVE AT THE SCENEIN COLLINGDALE WITH A LOOK ATTHE METS LEFT BEHIND THERE.TRANG, GOOD MORNING.HEY, GOOD MORNING, JANELLE,JIM.THAT'S THE FRONT WALL OF THEBUILDING JUST REDUCED TO PILEOF BRICKS.DID GREAT JOB EVERY CLEANINGIT UP SO FAR.CREWS IN THE PROCESS OFPATCHING UP THIS GAPING HOLEIN THE SIDE OF THE BUILDINGBUT THAT'S NOT ALL.WE SWING DOWN CLIFTON HERE,YOU CAN SEE NUMBER OF RISE INCREWS -- VERIZON CREWSREPLACING TELEPHONE KNEEL THISDRIVER MODE DOWN BEFORECRASHING INTO THAT BUILDING.BOOM.CLOUD OF SMOKE.LOOK TO MY RIGHT AND SEE THATTRUCK THROUGH THERE.PEOPLE JUMPED OUT OF THEWAY AFTER OUT OF CONTROL SUVLEFT PATH OF DESTRUCTION 900BLOCK OF CLIFTON AVENUE INCOLLINGDALE JUST BEFORE1:45 A.M.

IN THE MORNING TFINALLY ENDED WHEN THE DRIVERCRASHED INTO A BUILDING.FIRST IT HIT A TELEPHONE,AND THAT'S IN MY GRASS NOW,AND THEN SHE HIT THE HOUSE.NEIGHBORS RUSHED TO THEFEMALE DRIVERS AID.MY DAUGHTER AND I RAN OUTAND SHE WENT TO CHECK THEYOUNG LADY.SHE WAS LIKE DON'T MOVE.WE ARE CALLING 91.DON'T MOVE, DON'T MOVE.SHE WAS TRAPPED IN THESEATBELT.HER HEAD, FACE, MY DAUGHTERSAID HER FACE WAS BLOODY BUTSHE WAS LIKE MOM, SHE ISALIVE, SHE IS ALIVE.FIREFIGHTERS WERE ABLE TOGET THE WOMAN OUT ANDTRANSPORTED HER TO A HOSPITAL.ONE MAN WAS INSIDE HISAPARTMENT IN THE BUILDING, BUTMADE IT OUT SAFELY.I SEEN THE PERSON UPSTAIRSLOOKING OUT THE WINDOW AND I'MLIKE GET OUT, GET OUT, YOU'VEGOT TO GET OUT.COLLINGDALE FIRE CHIEF SAYWITNESSES DESCRIBE THE WOMANGOING SOUTHBOUND ON CLIFTON ATFIRST ALMOST RUNNING INTO ACHURCH, THEN DOING A U-TURN TOGO NORTHBOUND TAKING DOWN ATELEPHONE POLE, AND THENSMASHING INTO THE BUILDING.COOLING DAY POLICE NOWINVESTIGATING THE CAUSE.IT IS 35 MILES HERE.SO WHY ARE YOU -- YOUSHOULDN'T BE HIT THAT BUILDINGTHAT HARD.TAKING LIVE LOOK AT THEBUILDING, ONCE AGAIN, THIS ISTHE INTERSECTION EVERY BROADSTREET AND CLIFTON AVENUE.OBVIOUSLY, NOT HABITABLE ATTHIS TIME.TWO FAMILIES LIVED IN THISBILLION DOLLARS, THE ONE MANWE TOLD BUT, THEN ASECOND FAMILY NOT HOME AT THETIME.THEY'RE ALL BEING ASSISTED BYTHE RED CROSS.BUT FOR NOW, LIVE FROMCOLLINGDALE, DELAWARE COUNTY,




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