Several people were injured when a vehicle crashed into the emergency room at St. David’s North Austin Medical Center in Texas, authorities say. The driver was killed, according to police.
The incident “does not appear to be an intentional act,” according to Austin police.
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I would hate to be the one having to go to the emergency room that hour
Whoa!!!!!!
Gosh that would be absolutely SCARY!
Wow so sad
Could be about the ineffective and costly health care
They can't get in it right away. It's still in drive and auto locked.
I've never seen anything like this 😕
WTF!
Police identified the driver to be 57 year old Michelle Holloway. She died after her car crashed into the emergency room late Tuesday afternoon. 5 people were injured two were children. One child and one adult that were hurt are in critical condition. The driver was pulled from the wreckage and given CPR but succumbed to the injuries. Dr's swung into action and worked on the driver and others injured in the crash. The two injured children and one adult were taken to Dell Children Medical Center. Water had covered part of thr floor because the car hit a fish tank. The police believe no ill will on the part of the driver but it is still being investigated. The ER was closed to any arriving ambulances. Eight patients who were in the ER were transferred to a other facilities. I myself am an epileptic and have done this exact same thing. I had a seizure while driving, went crashing the front glass into a buisness. The seizure was causing me to stay tensed up with my foot on the gas pedal. The buildings back brick wall kept me from going any further. Luckily it was after it's operating hours and no one was inside. My window was down and a bystander reached inside my 1965 Ford Mustang and cut the ignition off. The old steal frame of that my car held up the the impact and seat belt saved my life. Air bags in cars have not been invented yet and they only have seat belts that go around your waste. No shoulder stap. My chest ended up in the steering wheel which broke my sternum and several ribs were broken free of it. I was on my way home from work when this seizure and accident happened. I came out of the seizure straped down and inside an ambulance. I didn't know I had just been in a wreck. Every breath I took I could feel my ribs popping from my sternum. That old Mustang steering wheel crushed my sternum and ribs into my lungs. They had to insert balloons inside my lungs and inflate them to pop my sternum and ribs back into place the best the could. When the morphine was wearing off I cried and begged for more. I didn't want to live. I was asking God to take my life and get me out of all the pain from my chest. I never realized I had broken my left arm. It was a LONG painful healing process. They took my driver's license away for a year. My Dr. was the one who had to say my seizures were under control before I could get my license back. I got them back but that painful experience makes me get in the passenger side seat without thinking twice and I gladly allow my wife to drive. Before I retired I car pooled to keep from driving. I did get me another 1965 Mustang. It has spent way more time in the garage under a tarp than on the road. I would never forgive myself if I hurt or worst killed someone. My medication has prevented me from having another one for over 25 years now but that wreck still feels like it happened just 5 year ago. Experiencing that pain and thinking of how I could have hurt innocent people keeps it fresh in my memory..
America is so horrible omfg. This must have something to do with the idiot prices for an ambulance.
Wow 😲😳 i pray 🙏 that all are well ❤️🩹🙏😢
😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
The police woman was too afraid to go turn off the car.
I hear his tires scraping the floor is my man trying to speed off? 💀
Wow how scary i hope everyone is okay!
Dear God please be with these people. Im betting it was a medical emergency that made this car do this… Those poor people 😢❤🙏
Clearly something wrong with the driver. He isn't trying to reverse or keep driving. He is literally just sat there well spinning in one spot. I think there is more to this crash than what we're giving and it makes me think this wasn't deliberate and there was a health issue with the driver.
GET AWAY FROM THERE….JUST S THOUGHT
Still accelerating . Scarey. Poor person must be crammed into pedal
I blame the wait time ppl don’t wanna wait around for 7 hours at David’s north Austin medical center and the worst part they were all taken to dell seton downtown after waiting at this waiting Room st David’s you need to do better not sure how your a hospital and still didn’t help the victims
This is why the United States needs a healthcare system that provides care for everyone, either through a universal health insurance system, such as the UK NHS, or through a pluralistic system that involves the government and private organisations. This person probably didn’t feel right, didn’t have to put of pocket cost or insurance to cover 911/ambulance ride. Then they probably decided to drive themselves to the hospital, had a medical episode and died at the wheel, crashing into the hospital. 😢
What is it that Americans don't get about universal healthcare? SO, I just looked at the numbers.
1. The US tends to have fewer doctors per capita.
2. The US tends to have much fewer nurses per capita.
3. We have fewer hospital beds per capita.
4. We have worse outcomes than other countries with universal single payer.
5. We have a lower lifespan than other countries with universal single payer.
6. Medical bills are the leading cause of personal bankruptcy in the US.
7. Tens of thousands of Americans die from a lack of medical care or putting off medical care due to a concern about the cost.
8. We pay roughly double what other countries with universal single payer.
So we pay more and get less than other countries with universal, single payer. I guess I just don’t understand the hesitation.
The argument I’ve most often heard is “I would rather pay more for something as long as the guy down the road that doesn't have a job doesn't get, for free, what I pay for!” 🫠