Warren man wanted after crash at gym
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
