Car crashes into Glen Burnie, Maryland doctor's office, couple in waiting room hurt

Two people in a waiting room were hurt after a car crashed into a doctor's office in Anne Arundel County Wednesday afternoon.

The vehicle slammed into the Maryland Primary Care Physicians' office building off Quarterfield Road in Glen Burnie around 3:30 p.m.

According to the fire department, an elderly couple was in the waiting room when the car pinned one person against a wall and the other was trapped under the car. The couple was rushed to Shock Trauma after they were rescued. They are expected to be okay.

The building management company told WJZ-TV the driver was trying to park and hit the gas pedal instead of the brakes. The driver stayed at the scene after the crash. Police said there were no signs of impairment and no criminal charges have been filed at this point in the investigation.

The fire department had to remove a cosmetic wall to rescue one of the victims.

"We were actually in the middle of a procedure, and I heard an explosion," said Tracey Brooks, who works at a nearby dental office. "I looked outside, I didn't see anything, but I absolutely heard it. It was a mess."

"It's very scary to think that a car can come into your building. That's one of my fears, just working here, that that would happen," Brooks said.

The Maryland Primary Care Physicians' office closed early Wednesday. All Thursday appointments will be converted to telemedicine, according to the office's website.