On Monday, February 27 at about 4 p.m. a small sedan was driven entirely into the Aptos Post Office through the front wall. When the AMR paramedics and the Aptos/La Selva Fire Department arrived, the driver of the vehicle had already been removed from the automobile and was seated in a chair. Amazingly no one inside or in front of the post office had been struck or injured.
The sedan was inside the post office in front of P.O. Boxes at the west end of the lobby. It had been driven from the parking lot, up a handicap access ramp in front of the building and through a framed and sheeted wall, but fortunately did not appear to have damaged any load bearing components.
The CHP determined they could drive the car out of the building. Fire Department personnel cleared debris and widened the entrance site allowing the CHP to back the vehicle out without further incident. AMR released the driver at her request against their medical advice. A CHP Officer drove the driver of the sedan from scene in her own vehicle.
Post Office personnel were contacted and it was determined that they would have their own maintenance come to secure the facility. First responders were able to leave the scene by 5 p.m.
