Longmont,CO : Driver was speeding, under the influence of drugs when he crashed into Longmont bank on May, Monday 7th 2018

A 32-year-old man is facing charges of driving under the influence of drugs after crashing his SUV into a bank in Longmont on Monday morning.

Darin Newbold was speeding in a white Toyota RAV4 on Colo. 119, traveling from the Boulder area into Longmont, when he reached the Hover Street intersection at about 9:20 a.m. and collided with two vehicles that had been going the same direction, according to Longmont police Sgt. Eric Lewis.

Newbold's RAV4 then left the roadway, driving over a median with bushes on it and becoming airborne. The SUV crashed through a tree — snapping it in half — before tipping into its side and plowing into the 1stBank branch at 1270 S. Hover St. in the Village at the Peaks shopping area, Lewis said.

Firefighters look on after a SUV crashed into the 1stBank branch at Hover Street and Ken Pratt Boulevard in Longmont on Monday morning. See more photos of
Firefighters look on after a SUV crashed into the 1stBank branch at Hover Street and Ken Pratt Boulevard in Longmont on Monday morning. See more photos of the crash at timescall.com. (Lewis Geyer / Staff Photographer)
Newbold was taken to Longmont United Hospital for treatment of his injuries, though police said they were not life-threatening.

Two bank employees who came to Newbold's aid after the crash also suffered minor injuries, according to police.

Newbold was cited for driving under the influence of drugs, careless driving and driving under restraint. Police said speed and drugs are believed to be the contributing factors to the crash.

According to Colorado court records, Newbold previously pleaded guilty to charges of driving an unsafe or defective vehicle in two separate 2015 cases.

This is the second crash that involved a vehicle crashing into a building in Longmont in less than three weeks.

On April 23, a woman accidentally hit the throttle instead of the brake, lodging her car into The Peaks Care Center.

"This is unusual," Lewis said.

In Monday's crash, the car was lodged into the building on its side, and the windows in that part of the bank were broken. The driver was removed by Longmont firefighters without extrication.

Bank officials said they open to re-open the branch by Wednesday.

Fortunately, the car crashed into an employee area that was empty at the time, so there were no other injuries, Lewis said.

"If anybody was in that part of the building, it could've been a lot worse," he said.

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Driver was speeding, under the influence of drugs when he crashed into Longmont bank