Driver of car that rammed Trump Plaza told police he ‘blacked out’

The driver of a car that hit the Trump Plaza hotel in New Rochelle, N.Y., told police he “blacked out” before the crash, officers said in a Wednesday statement. 

New Rochelle police Capt. Cosmo Costa told The Hill the Tuesday evening incident was just an accident. 

{mosads}The statement said that the driver, a 63-year-old male, appears to have suffered from a medical condition that contributed to the collision. 

The man was driving his Mercedes-Benz sedan when he failed to make a left turn and struck the front entrance of the hotel, police said. 

He and a Trump Plaza concierge suffered minor injuries in the incident and were taken to the hospital. 

Workers at Trump Plaza New Rochelle say after car plowed into lobby, make driver got out and took a seat on a sofa. Said nothing. Several injuries but none are life threatening. pic.twitter.com/kJz1FRy5ra

— Tony Aiello (@AielloTV) September 17, 2019