Witnesses Describe Crash that Pinned Person in Pharmacy
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SALISBURY, NC — Police are waiting to decide whether a driver should be charged or ticketed after driving through a local pharmacy Tuesday.Β
The driver drove through the Innes Street Drug Store and pinned a customer between the SUV and a shelf.
“She was basically just saying ‘Jesus, help me’,” said Quson Brown.
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Brown is a police cadet and works inside the pharmacy.
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He watched as crews patched the store front Tuesday. Only minutes earlier, he saw the driver and two passengers slam through the glass.
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“I was yelling to everyone get down and move!” said Brown.Β
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He says the customer couldn’t outrun the SUV.
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“It was pretty chaotic,” said Austin Addis. “People in the store came out here, [saying] ‘What’s going on? What’s going on?'”Β
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The driver, police say, was trying to back out of the parking spot in front of the pharmacy when she accidentally put the car in drive and couldn’t stop.Β
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“The driver, she was in shock,” said Brown. “She wanted to move the car. She wanted to help the person that was there.”
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Onlookers warned her not to move the SUV so as to not injure the victim any further.
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For five minutes Brown and others stayed with the victim until medics arrived to free her.
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“All we could do is help her clean up some cuts on her face and just comfort her.”
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Brown says once loose, her leg was obviously injured. Police say, surprisingly, her injuries were not life-threatening.
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Once the investigation is over, police will decide whether to file charges or ticket the driver. Right now, police say it looks like an accident.
