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Police: Driver Drinking Before Gas Station Crash

RICHMOND, Ind. (AP): Police investigators believe a driver had been drinking alcohol and was speeding when his car went out of control and crashed into a gasoline station in an eastern Indiana city.
 
The 45-year-old driver and a 23-year-old passenger were in serious condition at a Dayton, Ohio, hospital from injuries they suffered during the weekend crash in Richmond.
 
Police Lt. Don Benedict tells the Palladium-Item that the crash scene and debris field spread for 500 feet around the Speedway station.
 
The crash caused a brief fire at the fuel pumps. The station was closed Monday as crews tore down the damaged canopy over the pumping area.
 
Police say the driver had a blood-alcohol content of 0.22 percent, nearly three times the state's 0.08 percent legal limit to drive.

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