Pittsfield Fire Capt. Craig Ligett and other firefighters at the scene of the crash this morning.
Photo courtesy of Sean Gleason, Pittsfield Township Fire Department
Editor's note: This article has been updated with additional information from police about the accident.
A patient at a Pittsfield Township medical office was injured this morning when a car smashed through the building's two front windows and into an examination room at the intersection of Golfside Drive and Clark Road, police and fire officials said.
Pittsfield Fire Commander Sean Gleason said the man, a 72-year-old Belleville resident, was treated at the scene for minor injuries after being hit by debris in the examination room.
The driver of the car was not hurt in the accident, which happened at about 10:40 a.m. at the Michigan SportsMedicine offices, Gleason said.
Pittsfield Township Police Lt. Brandon Williams said the 50-year-old Ypsilanti man driving the car was in the parking lot and had backed up in preparation for leaving the lot, but "somehow the car surged straight ahead instead of turning."
Officers at the scene were looking into whether some mechanical failure might have caused the man's Ford Fusion to crash, he said.
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