UPDATE: Bartlett Regional Hospital spokesman Jim Strader said in a phone interview Wednesday that the woman in this case was treated and released from the emergency room the same day as the accident.
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A woman with a medical condition crashed into two brick columns at the entrance of Nugget Mall on Glacier Highway at about 8:20 a.m. Monday and was taken to the hospital for injuries.
Juneau Police Department Sgt. Chris Burke said he didn’t know if the injuries were minor or life-threatening, but he did note the 50-year-old woman was conscious and talking to medics right after the crash.
Burke said her medical condition caused the accident, although, citing health privacy laws, he did not specify what the condition was.
The woman’s 1998 Ford Expedition was totaled, and there was approximately $7,500 worth of damages to the mall.
Alcohol was not involved, and charges were not being pursued, Burke said.
• Contact reporter Emily Russo Miller at 523-2263 or at emily.miller@juneauempire.com.
Comments (12)
Add commentMaybe?
She should have a friend take her to the mall.
Lucky no one was standing
Lucky no one was standing there...
I hope JPD does not allow her
I hope JPD does not allow her to keep a license, medical conditions should be kept under extreme control if you are going to operate a vehicle.
medical
they sure wasnt texting or on the cellphone.And was not around a school zone.when it happen...
who should and who shouldn't
people with disabilities and senior citizens or medical conditions should not be driving period! specially senior citizens with all due respect might as well let the kids text and drive
Excuse me?
Excuse me? Did I really read that correctly -- "people with disabilities and senior citizens or medical conditions should not be driving." I have a disability -- arthritis in my knees -- does that mean I shouldn't drive? Have you even considered that perhaps the woman in question had a undetected medical condition that once discovered can be managed with medication? I'm just thankful that no one was injured in the incident and hope the woman involved in the accident is recovering.
@Hillbilly
if it was a new medical condition, then it would not be diagnosed yet and therefore the police would not have known about it.
Doctor doctor
Boy there is no shortage of "DOCTORS" in Juneau.
ding-dongs
Who said she was going to the mall?
JPD doesn't issue licenses nor revoke them. That would be the State via the DMV (at times, under the direction of the courts).
Nothing but pure uninformed speculation about texting.
I can think of quite a few medical conditions (read symptoms here, not diagnosis of cause) off the top of my head that can present for the first time in a flash and be identified immediately aftwerwards.
This is why posts are useless. Like a being in a preschool classroom. Chatter... chatter... scream... cry.... chatter.... laugh...
Unexpected Siezure
She had a seizure and had never had one before. That can happen to anyone. You can't drive for 6 months after having a seizure. But she had no way to know she would have this one before it happened.
Horrible comment "people with disabilities and senior citizens or medical conditions should not be driving."
GLAD SHE'S OK AND NO ONE WAS
GLAD SHE'S OK AND NO ONE WAS HURT. Dang, people are seriously negative on this website.
@frog spear fisherman
You're very uneducated, and shouldn't be allowed to drive because you're dumb??!!.
I have arthritis from neck to toes and it is a disability. Most day's I can drive just fine, I know the day's I can't and choose not to. Sometimes I can drive to work and by the day's end I am unable to drive back home safely, so my family picks me up, that does not mean that my license should be taken away and not be able to drive again.
Think before you post!
Hey Lady
They just put those brick columns there, perfectly understandable how you hit them.