Just a MoJo

The Waco Fire Department responded to the New Road Inn around 2:30 p.m. on a report that a vehicle crashed into the motel’s office.

It took firefighters several minutes to respond because there was some miscommunication about the motel’s address.

When firefighters arrived on the scene, there were reports that the driver was trapped inside of the truck, the rescue crews worked quickly to remove the driver from the truck before it caught fire.

The driver was transported by ETMC to the hospital and his condition was not available at the time of press.

The truck appears to have been going the wrong way on the access road when it jumped the curb to avoid on coming traffic and drove through the hotel’s office witnesses said.

“It appears as if he accelerated as he skidded out of the crass and onto the hotel property,” said Assistant Fire Chief Joseph Molina.

“Several witnesses described the truck’s driver as being ‘on something’ and Waco police did find alcohol inside of the truck,” Molina said. He was unable to comment as to whether or not it was an open container of alcohol.
There was no significant structural damage to the building and fire officials say that the hotel will remain open for business through the night.