Archive for July 19th, 2011

2 hurt when SUV crashes through wall of Americas Best Value Inn in Galveston

An East Texas woman vacationing in Galveston made an unexpected stop at the Americas Best Value Inn and Suites in Galveston when she accidentally pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake and crashed through the wall of the hotel, injuring two guests. 63-year old Brenda Harvey of Lufkin was the driver of the SUV involved in the crash, which happened Monday July 18, 2011 in the afternoon. The vehicle went through one room of the hotel and then broke through the wall of another room, briefly trapping a hotel guest. One of the injured guests suffered a head injury.

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SUV crashed through the wall of the Americas Best Value Inn and Suites in Galveston on July 18, 2011