MANHATTAN, Kan. (WIBW/Gray News) — The owners of a classic car exhibit are still cleaning up after someone crashed through their wall and into several valuable cars.
The crash happened late Friday night at Midwest Dream Car Collection in Kansas.
“It was a giant gaping hole in the side of our building,” said Bradli Nowak, visitor services and event coordinator.
Nowak was one of the first people to arrive to find her workplace filled with debris.
“Plaster everywhere, gets all up in your nose, it dries everything out. So, not super pleasant,” she said.
Exhibit curator Doug Meloan wasn’t sure initially what even happened.
“When I first got the call and saw what was going on, I thought there had been an explosion because I could see a little bit of the footage,” he said. “So, I was just a little bit shocked, is this for real, like what’s going on? So, I jumped out of bed and came right down as soon as I heard about it.”
Security cameras caught the crash on video.
The museum’s director of marketing, Jennifer Elliott, said the cleanup wouldn’t have been possible without help from first responders on the scene.
“It was so nice to have such a caring group of folks here that night to help us secure the building and make sure that everything was OK,” she said.
Authorities said the driver suffered a medical episode that caused the crash. The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
As for the museum, some cars were damaged, but employees said it could have been much worse.
Now, the focus is set on getting the museum ready again for visitors.
“People just so quickly were offering to help to come in,” said Kylie Dickerson, event liaison for business development. “I think that’s just really meaningful and really speaks to not only the Manhattan community but the Flint Hills community as well.”
Midwest Dream Car Collection plans to reopen this Friday.
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