The accident happened early Wednesday morning.
One of the veterinarians that works at the clinic tells FOX 4 he doesn't believe the driver was conscious at the time of the incident.
STATE’S UNEMPLOYMENT SYSTEMBEGAN TO FALTER UNDER THEPRESSURE.EYE POPPING SURVEILLANCE VIDEOFROM INSIDE THIS VETERINARYCLINIC IN LEHIGH ACRES!
A CARSMASHING RIGHT INTO THE BUSINESSCALLED "MY PET’S VET" ON BELLBOULEVARD.
THIS IS RIGHT NEXT TOTHE WINN DIXIE IN THAT STRIPMALL.WE WERE ABLE TO TALK TO THE VETWHO CO-OWNS THE BUSINESS ...AFTER HE WAS CALLED OUT TO THESCENE EARLY THIS MORNING.
I’MLAYING IT ALL OUT FOR YOU ..STARTING WITH THAT CRASH BANGARRIVAL OF THAT CAR.( :28-:35)(SURVEILLANCE VIDEO)THE SURVEILLANCE VIDEO SHOWS HOWFAST IT HAPPENED.
WHEN IT WASALL SAID AND DONE EVEN THESURVEILLANCE CAMERA WASDISLODGED..SHHIFTING THE ANGLESO IT WAS LAMELY POINTING ATBROKEN CEILING TILE.(shots of tile AT:25 in lylevO)THIS IS HOW SOME OF THAT TILELOOKED WHEN WE GOT OUR CAMERA ONTHE SCENE.(doctor walking through at :11in lyle’s vo)CO- OWNER DOCTOR ERNEST BLUMWALKING US THROUGH THE WRECKAGEOF WHAT USED TO BE A SAFE ANDCLEAN PLACE ESPECIALLY FORANIMALS AND THEIR CARETAKERS...APLACE HE HAD KEPT OPEN DESPITETHE PANDEMIC.(LYLE RAW SOT 4:12)tried to keep my employeesemployed..and then this ..howcrazy is that?
How crazy isthat?PAPERS EVERYWHERE..EVERYTHINGEVERYWHERE....DR. BLUM WAS ATHOME SLEEPING WHEN THIS CARRAMMED THROUGH HIS PRECIOUSCLINIC..THE CALLER I-D FREAKEDHIM OUT AS HE GOT A WAKE UPPHONE CALL(1:04)i look at it and it saysemegency..something or other..and I was worried.
I have abuddy on a ventilator up northand I thought maybe it was badnews.TURNS OUT THE BAD NEWS WAS WHATHAPPENED TO HIS VET CAREPRACTICE..WHOEVER WAS BEHIND THEWHEEL was NOT IN ANY SHAPE TOTELL ANY ONE HOW IT HAPPENED.(2:12)I don’t think he wconscious..a bunch of guyspicked him up and took himoutside the building.A BUILDING THAT’S NOW BOARDEDUP..THE RED VETERINARIAN SIGNTHE ONLY THING THAT LOOKS TO BETOTALLY IN TACT.
EVEN THE PIPESISIDE ARE JACKED.(3:30)I had go shut the water offbecause plowed through a sink..and plumbing and so when I gothere it was ..Disney World.’YEAH, AS IN THE HAUNTED MANSIONIN DISNEY WORLD RATHER THAN THECOOL FOUNTAINS.
DR. BLUM ISJUST GRATEFUL NO ANIMALS WEREHURT..AND IT ANXIOUS TO STARTHIS PRACTICE BACK UP IMMEDIATELYIF HE COULD.(3:2
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. – A veterinarian hospital in Lehigh Acres will have to rebuild the front of their practice, after a car..