Pickup crashes into chiropractic clinic

By KOMO Staff

Summary

A man is in critical condition after he crashed his pickup truck into the side of a chiropractic clinic late Friday morning. Employees were evacuated after a portion of an exterior wall collapsed from the impact.

Story Published: Nov 20, 2009 at 4:36 PM PST

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2009 at 4:36 PM PST

Pickup crashes into chiropractic clinic

The corner of the Auburn Chiropractic Clinic was caved in from the force of the impact.

AUBURN, Wash. - A man is in critical condition after he crashed his pickup truck into the side of a chiropractic clinic late Friday morning.

Police and medics were called to the scene, in the 1400 block of Auburn Way South, at about 11:30 a.m.

A spokesperson for Valley Regional Fire Authority said the 46-year-old man suffered a medical emergency before plowing into the the Auburn Chiropractic Clinic with his full-size Dodge 4x4 pickup.

Employees were evacuated after a portion of an exterior wall collapsed from the impact. No one in the building was injured.

The man was rushed to Auburn Regional Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

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