Driver crashes through fence at Women's Hospital of Texas

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- An air ambulance was almost hit while parked on the helipad at The Women's Hospital of Texas off OST and Fannin this morning.

Investigators say a man driving a new Dodge Challenger crashed through a fence on the hospital grounds around 2:30am.

The car was going so fast it didn't stop until it ran into a guard rail along the helipad. The car stopped only 50 feet from the air ambulance parked there.

The man and the woman riding with him were taken to a hospital to be treated. A police spokesperson says the driver is in serious condition, but the passenger suffered only minor scrapes and bruises. Police say they found a container of alcohol in that car.

They also estimate the damage to the hospital grounds to be in the thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

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