HOLLYWOOD, FLA. (WSVN) - Rescue crews took two people to the hospital after an SUV slammed into a bus stop in Hollywood, shutting down Federal Highway during rush hour.
Hollywood Police and Fire Rescue units responded to the scene of the crash along the 900 block of North Federal Highway, just before 6 a.m. on Friday.
Surveillance video captured the moments the driver lost control and collided with the bus stop and the man sitting inside of it. A tire from the SUV was seen rolling down the road after the impact.
“I see a car fly by really quick, and then what it sounded like was an explosion,” said witness David Engelton, “and so, when I looked to my right, I see the car going down and a whole bunch of debris flying up and crashing.”
According to Hollywood Police, the SUV struck a man who was waiting for a transit bus.
“When I looked over at the bus stop, I see a gentleman laying on the ground, rolling around in pain,” said Engelton.
It was at that moment when Engelton went from being an onlooker to becoming a good Samaritan.
“I pulled over, I got out of the car to make sure the guy was OK, and he kept saying he doesn’t have his legs, and I looked down, his legs were gone from the knee down,” he said. “I stayed to comfort him, until the ambulance came.”
Officials with Hollywood Fire Rescue said no amputations were performed at the scene, but paramedics used a tourniquet due to the extent of the pedestrian’s injuries.
Paramedics transported the driver of the SUV and the pedestrian to Memorial Regional Hospital as trauma alerts. The driver is believed to have suffered injuries that were not life-threatening. The pedestrian remains in critical condition.
“I just pray that that guy’s OK, because, that did not look good at all,” said Engelton.
Hours later, 7’s Drone Force captured the damaged bus stop and mangled blue SUV. The vehicle’s windshield and doors were completely destroyed, and its airbags were deployed.
Chunks of grass were missing from the surrounding area and skid marks stretched across the roadway near the bus stop.
“He was just sitting at the bus stop, and now his whole life is changed,” said Engelton. “If I could help in any way, I just felt like it was my duty.”
Meanwhile, officers cordoned off the parking lot of a nearby CVS pharmacy and closed Federal Highway in both directions between Johnson and Hayes streets while they investigated. The roadway has since reopened to traffic.
7News cameras later captured the SUV as it was taken away from the scene on a flatbed tow truck.
Police continue to investigate what led to this crash. No arrests have been made as of Friday evening.
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