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Vehicle Crashes Through Roof of Evansville, IN, Casino

Nov. 27, 2024

Firefighters attending a conference immediately responded and assisted until Evansville crews arrived.

Charges are pending against the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a building and landed upside down in the Executive Conference Center on top of an escalator.

The vehicle went off a parking garage's seventh floor and crashed through the Bally Casino roof, according to WEHT.

The driver got out of the vehicle on his own and was transported to a hospital.

The casino remained open during the incident, and no patrons were injured.

Evansville Police say charges include criminal recklessness and criminal mischief. The name and extent of injuries has not been announced at this time.

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Susan Nicol is the news editor for Firehouse.com. She is a life member and active with the Brunswick Volunteer Ambulance & Rescue Company, Oxford Fire Company and Brunswick Vol. Fire Co. Susie has been an EMT in Maryland since 1976. Susie is vice-president of the Frederick County Fire/Rescue Museum. She is on the executive committee of Frederick County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association. She also is part of the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) Region II EMS Council. Susie is a board member of the American Trauma Society, Maryland Division. Prior to joining the Firehouse team, she was a staff writer for The Frederick News-Post, covering fire, law enforcement, court and legislative issues.