Car crashes into CNN's headquarters in Atlanta; driver facing charges
http://ift.tt/1m1lLds June 13, 2014 04:47 AM
In this image made from video and released by Myfoxatlanta.com in Atlanta, a man walks through the near a vehicle that crashed through the lobby entrance of CNN, Friday, June 13, in Atlanta. Police are investigating why a car crashed into a lobby at CNN Center. Police say two people were in the car at the time of the crash around 4 a.m. Friday. Information about their conditions was not immediately available. (AP Photo/Myfoxatlanta.com) MANDATORY CREDIT
ATLANTA - A motorist is facing charges after police say he crashed a car into a lobby at CNN Center, the news network's headquarters in Atlanta.
Authorities say the car shattered a glass entryway before dawn Friday. It came to rest in the middle of the lobby.
Atlanta police officer John Chafee says the driver is being charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving and marijuana possession. Chafee said the driver, whose name wasn't released, told police he had smoked marijuana earlier.
Chafee said there were no reported injuries.
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