UPDATE — Driver Who Crashed Into Smokes For Less Doesn’t Remember Crash
WARSAW – The driver who crashed his truck into the Smokes For Less building yesterday, Oct. 16, doesn’t remember the crash.
Around 9:20 a.m., Justin Raymer, 35, Warsaw, was driving his Dodge Ram southbound on North Parker Street in Warsaw. The first thing Raymer remembered from the crash was being on the ground outside his truck with first responders around him. Raymer does have a history of traumatic brain injuries.
A male passenger in the truck stated that Raymer began choking on his coffee and veered off the roadway. The passenger was unable to tell if Raymer was conscious.
Raymer’s vehicle struck a mailbox belonging to the Company of Hair, 121 N. Parker St., and continued into the southeast corner of Smokes For Less, 2421 E. Center St. An unoccupied, parked vehicle was also damaged when parts of the building collapsed on it. Only one employee was inside the back office of the building during the crash and was unharmed.
Raymer was transported to Kosciusko Community Hospital for lower back pain. The passenger complained of pain but refused medical treatment on the scene.
Damages were estimated at up to $100,000.