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Grisly Truck Crash Into Church Leaves Passenger Impaled, Driver Detained

Calvary Pentecostal Church of God
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At least one person has been detained in the case of a car collision that ended with a pickup truck crashing into the side of a church building in Houston, Texas, Sunday night. 

Evening service has just been dismissed at Calvary Pentecostal Church of God when the crash occurred. A woman who was a passenger in the truck was reportedly impaled through the shoulder by a pole and was taken to the local hospital. Her current condition is not known. 

Mark Cox, pastor of the church, told ABC13 that between 15 and 20 were in the building at the time of the accident, but none of them were injured. Nevertheless, the congregation is shaken. 

“Couple teenagers [were] standing outside when the accident happened. They moved quickly out of the way. They screamed. We thought it was a bomb that went off or an explosion,” Cox, who moved with his family from Arkansas to plant the church, said. “God had his hand of protection upon all of our kids…my wife…I have a 7-year-old daughter. Everybody was fine and some of the kids were standing outside when it happened and nobody got hurt.”

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According to Cox, the truck came with the mere feet of several children, including his own 7-year-old daughter. While a falling brick did hit one of the children, the child fortunately sustained no major injury. 

The other vehicle involved in the collision initially fled the scene but, according to Cox, was later detained by police. Cox suggested that the driver may have been under the influence of alcohol. 

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The truck destroyed the men’s restroom of the church, also rupturing a gas line. Calvary Pentecostal Church of God, a small congregation, is now asking the community’s help to fund repairs.