Dramatic video captures car crashing into 2nd floor dental office

Only minor injuries were reported, authorities said.

ByABC News
January 15, 2018, 9:46 AM

— -- Dramatic video shows the moment a Nissan sedan soared into the air and crashed into the second floor of a dental office in Santa Ana, California, leaving several people with minor injuries.

The car was speeding when it hit a raised center median and launched into the air, the Santa Ana Police Department said Sunday.

The car then collided into the building's second floor and became lodged, police said.

PHOTO: A vehicle that crashed into a building hangs from a second story window in Santa Ana, Calif., Kam/ 14. 2018. Two people escaped serious injuries when the car hit a divider, went airborne and slammed into the second floor of a dental office.
A vehicle that crashed into a building hangs from a second story window in Santa Ana, Calif., Kam/ 14. 2018. Two people escaped serious injuries when the car hit a divider, went airborne and slammed into the second floor of a dental office.
PHOTO: A vehicle that crashed into a building hangs from a second story window in Santa Ana, Calif., Jan. 14, 2018.  Two people in the car escaped serious injuries after the car went airborne and slammed into the second floor of a dental office.
A vehicle that crashed into a building hangs from a second story window in Santa Ana, Calif., Jan. 14, 2018. Members from Orange County Fire Authority and Los Angeles County Urban Search & Rescue rescued two people, who escaped serious injuries when the car they were in went airborne and slammed into the second floor of a dental office.
PHOTO: A crane is used to remove a vehicle hanging from a second story window after it hit a center divider and went airborne in Santa Ana, Calif., Jan. 14, 2018.
A crane is used to remove a vehicle hanging from a second story window after it hit a center divider and went airborne in Santa Ana, Calif., Jan. 14, 2018.

The Orange County Fire Authority said it responded and extinguished the fire. Only minor injuries were reported, police said.

Separate surveillance from a bus shows the car flying in front of it, narrowly missing the bus.

According to police, the driver admitted to using narcotics. ABC station KABC-TV in Los Angeles reported that the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.