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Warren man wanted after crash at gym

By Chris McBride 2 min read
Photos courtesy of Warren Professional Fire Fighters Local 204 An SUV crashed into Planet Fitness, 2073 Elm Road NE in Warren, around 10 p.m. Monday. A warrant has been issued for the driver, Matthew Gilmore, 42, of Warren, after he failed to appear for his arraignment Tuesday.

WARREN -- A city man has a warrant for his arrest after crashing a vehicle into a Planet Fitness while he and a passenger were suspected of being in a drug overdose, police said.

Planet Fitness reopened Tuesday morning.

Matthew Gilmore, 42, of Beechwood Street NE, faces charges of operating a vehicle impaired (OVI) and failure to control in Warren Municipal Court. A warrant was issued for his arrest after he failed to appear for his scheduled arraignment Tuesday morning, court records show.

According to a Warren Police Department crash report, officers were dispatched to the Planet Fitness at 2073 Elm Road NE around 10 p.m. Monday after Gilmore drove straight across the parking lot, over a curb and through the exterior wall of the building at an estimated 10 mph. The vehicle continued inside and struck multiple pieces of gym equipment.

Both Gilmore and a front-seat passenger, a woman relative, were experiencing a suspected drug overdose, police said. Both were revived with Narcan and transported to St. Joseph Warren Hospital for treatment.

At the hospital, Gilmore refused a blood test. His driver's license was suspended as a result of the incident.

This was his second DUI offense, with a previous offense in 2008, court records show.

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