Jeep Cherokee plows through Phoenix cardiologist office

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The vehicle pushed a table with three people sitting there, then stopped when it hit a refrigerator.
Photographer: Courtney Carlmark
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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The driver said the brakes failed before plowing into the doctor's office building.
Photographer: Courtney Carlmark
Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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Posted: 10/19/2012

PHOENIX - Authorities say no one was seriously injured when a vehicle rammed through a plate glass window at a doctor's office in central Phoenix Friday morning.

A Phoenix Fire Department spokesman said the vehicle drove through the window of a cardiology office near 32nd Street and Campbell Avenue around 7:25 a.m.

Three people were sitting at a table in the break room when the Jeep Cherokee came crashing through.

The vehicle pushed the table, finally stopping when it hit a refrigerator.

The driver reported that when she hit the brake and started pumping and just felt air.

Officials say all those injured suffered just minor bumps and bruises.

Copyright 2012 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

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