Shocking video shows Mercedes SUV smashing through the window of a California gym
Samuel Kiwasz was knocked off his treadmill when the SUV smashed through the window
Video captured the moment a driver of a Mercedes SUV crashed through the window of a gym in California, knocking a man off of a treadmill.
Samuel Kiwasz was at Anytime Fitness in Culver City on March 29 when the vehicle burst through the window where he was working out.
Kiwasz flew back into a door, which opened as he hit it, possibly saving his life.
'It's a miracle that I'm alive,' Kiwasz told KTTV.
The female driver got out of the vehicle to check on Kiwasz, and then tried to get back in but was stopped by an off-duty police officer.
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Kiwasz described the moment the vehicle smashed through the floor-to-ceiling glass window, positioned in front of the treadmill he was using.
'All of a sudden there was this loud crash and the glass came flying and I got hit,' he said.
'I got shoved back and I went flying and rolled to the side so I wouldn't get crushed.'
Kiwasz had been warming up on the treadmill in preparation for a group fitness class when the accident occurred
'All of a sudden there was this loud crash and the glass came flying and I got hit,' he said
'I got shoved back and I went flying and rolled to the side so I wouldn't get crushed,' he said
Kiwasz was thrown against a door to an office, which was able to open because it was unlocked, giving him space to avoid the path of the treadmills being slammed against the wall by the vehicle
Kiwasz had been warming up on the treadmill in preparation for a group fitness class when the accident occurred.
Kiwasz was thrown against a door to an office, which was able to open because it was unlocked, giving him space to avoid the path of the treadmills being slammed against the wall by the vehicle.
Immediately after the crash staff from the fitness center rush over to Kiwasz and get him to his feet.
Immediately after the crash staff from the fitness center rush over to Kiwasz and get him up
The woman who was driving the SUV can be seen getting out of the vehicle
One employee said Kiwasz had blood in his mouth and on his face, which the worker wiped off.
The woman who was driving the SUV can be seen getting out of the vehicle in socks with no shoes on, to check on Kiwasz.
She then tries to get back into her car, but was prevented from leaving the scene by an off-duty officer who happened to be working out at the fitness center located at 4130 Sepulveda Boulevard.
She is seen wearing socks but no shoes as she checks on Kiwasz. The woman told authorities the brakes on her vehicle failed
She then tries to get back into her car, presumably to leave the scene. An officer, however, who just happened to be working out at the fitness center located at 4130 Sepulveda Boulevard prevents her from leaving until police arrive on the scene
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