(Le Mars) — Shortly before 3:00 p.m. this (Wednesday) afternoon a woman driving a 2013 GMC Terrain hit the front of Floyd Valley Hospital near the entrance. Officials believe the elderly woman, who has yet to be identified, was attempting to park at a handicapped reserved parking stall, when she mistakenly stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake causing the vehicle to hit the building. Le Mars Fire Department and Le Mars Ambulance was called to the scene to help extricate the woman from the vehicle. Fire and hospital officials needed to cut a portion of an evergreen tree in order to gain access to the vehicle. The woman was placed on a stretcher and ambulance crew members then transported her inside the hospital for observation. The hospital entrance had minimal damage, while the vehicle’s front end suffered extensive damage. The accident remains under investigation by the Le Mars Police Department.
