A local business is working to recover after a car plowed through their front window Thursday morning.
“It sounded like an explosion in there,” said Andy Barriga a store salesman who witnessed the crash. “It took me a second to even register what happened.”
The crash took place at Alpine Home Medical around 10:30 a.m. on 25th and Channing Way in Idaho Falls. Employees inside the store were not beside the window at the time of the crash. No injuries were reported.
“I ran out along with a bystander to her vehicle,” Barriga said. “She was lethargic, didn’t know where she was, who she was. We turned the car off, got her keys from her, called the police.”
Idaho Falls Police responded to the accident and evaluated the driver. Determinations on what may have caused her to lose control of her vehicle have not yet been released.
After the car was towed away, employees resumed work as normal for the day. But, they are working to get the hole boarded up before renovations can be completed.
“We have appointments with patients this afternoon that we still have to do,” said Barriga. “So, we’ll do the best to accommodate them and not let them get injured in the in the mess.”
In addition to the storefront damage, some power lines to the building were severed during the accident. The cost of repairs is unknown at this time.
