GREENSBURG, Ind. – Two people were injured, one seriously, when a car slammed into a Greensburg gas station building, wiping out shelves and coming to a stop at the register where an employee was working.
The Greensburg Fire Department said the accident occurred shortly before 7 a.m. on Monday at the Tree City Travel Plaza, at 1373 N. Michigan Ave., near the I-74 exit.
The Greensburg Police Department said the driver, Michael Ely, 26, of Seymour, suffered a medical episode that caused him to veer off Michigan Road and drive through a field before smashing through the entrance of the gas station.
An employee was standing at the register when the vehicle, a Chevy Malibu, slammed through the glass doors and came to a rest against the checkout register counter.
Police said the employee suffered minor injuries. Ely was transported to Decatur County Memorial Hospital with a head wound. There were no other injuries.
The fire department said the building sustained “major structural damage.” The crash remains under investigation by police.
Information for this story is courtesy of Tom Snape of WRBI radio in Batesville.
