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Car crashes into Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Greensboro Wednesday

The driver, John Sandlin, 39, is accused of running a car into a building to face a charge with DWI.

GREENSBORO, N.C. — A man crashed a car into the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses building in Greensboro Wednesday afternoon.

Greensboro police said the driver of the car, John Sandlin, 39, is facing a charge of a DWI. 

Officers said a person was taken to a local hospital after this incident to be treated for non-life-threatening injuries. 

A witness who saw the accident said two women and a baby were in the car. After the crash, the witness ran to help them. They said they got the two women and the baby safely out of the car. 

A committee member at Kingdom Hall said Duke Energy turned off the power because of the crash so they could get a generator. Kingdom Hall personnel said they are working to cover the hole as best they can before the winter storm arrives. 

News 2 is working to provide updates about the person in the hospital and how the crash initially happened. 

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