15 injured after SUV plows into New Mexico thrift shop

15 injured after SUV plows into New Mexico thrift shop

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More than a dozen people were injured Tuesday after a sports utility vehicle crashed through the front glass wall of a thrift store in Las Cruces, authorities said.

First responders said 10 of the 15 injured in Tuesday’s crash were taken to hospitals for treatment and one person had life-threatening injuries.

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They said the injured included employees and customers inside the Savers store.

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15 people were injured after an SUV crashed through the front glass wall of a New Mexico thrift shop.

Dan Trujillo, a spokesman for the Las Cruces Police and Fire Department, said the cause of the crash is unclear but didn’t appear to be intentional.

Elijah Sanchez, a Savers employee, said he heard people “screaming in pain” after the 10:30 a.m. crash.

“It was pretty chaotic,” Sanchez told Las Cruces TV station KFOX 14/CBS 4. “I didn’t know what to think, but I just knew that the best thing to do was to try and go help the people who needed help.”

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The name and age of the SUV driver wasn’t immediately released by authorities.

by FOXNews