TWO BUILDINGS, ONE ON EACH COAST, NOW IN NEED OF MAJOR REPAIRS ..... IT WASN'T AN EARTHQUAKE

19 kids injured after SUV slams into California preschool 

 

By Joe Tacopino

 

New York Post

March 4, 2022

 

 

The driver was deemed impaired when the vehicle smashed through the building in Anderson, California, said a Drug Recognition Expert

 

At least 19 children were injured on Thursday when an SUV drove straight into a California preschool, cops said.

The Suzuki SUV veered off-road and slammed into the building in Anderson, Calif. at around 2:30 p.m., according to the Anderson Sheriff’s Department.

A total of 19 children and two adults were in the classroom at the time of the crash.

The sheriff’s department said that 14 of the children were transported to the hospital along with one staff member.

 

        

The SUV slammed into the preschool in Anderson, Calif. after it veered     off-road — injuring 19 children and sending 14 to the hospita

 

Five of the children were taken to the hospital by their parents, USA Today reported.

A Drug Recognition Expert from the department determined that the driver was “impaired” at the time of the crash.

The extent of the injuries to the children was unclear on Thursday night. However, the sheriff’s office said in a statement that all of the injured were expected to survive. 

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Man fleeing car stop crashes into, destroys Staten Island home 

 

By Amanda Woods

 

 

 

Michael Robles was allegedly fleeing police when he crashed into a Staten Island home 

 

A 38-year-old man was busted after fleeing a car stop and plowing his car through a Staten Island home early Thursday, police said.

Michael Robles, 38, was driving a four-door Jeep Patriot at the corner of Hudson and Cedar streets in Stapleton Heights around 3:30 a.m. when police noticed that he had a defective brake light and stopped him. 

The officer also spotted a clear glass pipe with residue in the driver’s left sneaker, and asked him to get out of the car, authorities said. 

Instead, Robles drove off – driving a few blocks before he smashed into a home on Van Duzer Street near St. Paul’s Avenue, cops said. 

The impact of the crash detached the front door from the home and destroyed much of its façade, leaving loads of bricks and other debris on the ground in its wake.

The FDNY said there were six minor injuries. All six refused medical attention, fire officials said. 

Robles had drugs in his possession, and his license was also found to be suspended, cops said.

 

 Police said they stopped Robles because his car had a defective brake light

 Robles was charged with reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of a controlled substance and other charges

He was charged with reckless endangerment, fleeing an officer in a motor vehicle, criminal possession of a controlled substance, aggravated unlicensed operator, operating an unregistered vehicle, an equipment violation and a violation for driving without a license, police said. 

A full vacate order was issued for the building, according to Department of Buildings records. 

The FDNY also requested a structural stability inspection, the records show. 

“Structure rendered non-compliant,” the DOB’s records state. “Large section of brick wall collapsed onto sidewalk windows and doors damaged due to car impact.”