Bus crash on Whitehaven

[TigerHoya]

www.dcist.com/labs/contribute has a tip someone submitted that a Circulator bus crashed into a GU building at 3300 Whitehaven.

[TigerHoya]

More:
www.news8.net/news/stories/0407/415427.html

The bus hit a minivan and then ran into the Harris Building.

[hoyaLS05]

received this earlier:

To Members of the University Community:

At approximately 11:00 a.m. this morning an empty District of Columbia
Circulator bus rolled in to Georgetown University administrative offices
at 3300 Whitehaven Parkway NW, known as the Harris Building, after being
parked temporarily outside on the street. Georgetown's Department of
Public Safety responded in addition to the Metropolitan Police (MPD) and
Fire Departments. MPD is now in control of the scene. The building has
been evacuated and one employee is being treated for injuries at a local
hospital. As soon as the Fire Department removes the bus from the scene
an engineer will assess the damage and make recommendations about its
structural safety before the building is reoccupied. We will keep you
informed of the situation and take additional steps as necessary as we
learn more.

Sincerely,

Spiros Dimolitsas
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

[TigerHoya]

Here's a picture:
www.dcist.com/archives/2007/04/18/bus_hits_george.php

[LizziebethHoya]

I knew the Ciculator buses were up to no good.

Glad no ones hurt, and I hope the building is okay. Doesn't look THAT bad, but you never know.

[HoyaInsomniac]

Update:
To Members of the Georgetown University Community:

I am writing to update you on the news earlier today of an incident at
the Harris Building at 3300 Whitehaven Parkway NW. A District of
Columbia Circulator bus rolled back from a parked location, struck
another parked vehicle and then struck the office of an employee in the
Center for Intercultural Education and Development (CIED). This
individual remains hospitalized but the injuries are not considered life
threatening. Members of CIED staff are with this employee and will keep
my office apprised of her condition. The driver of the Circulator bus
has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of a full
investigation by both the Metropolitan Police Department and the
District Department of Transportation(DDOT).
Damage to the building itself is limited to this individual office in
the CIED suite. A structural engineer, in consultation with a District
of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs building
inspector, assessed the damage and has determined that the building is
safe to occupy. Employees will return to work as scheduled tomorrow.
Georgetown officials will begin immediately working with the building
owner and occupants to make necessary repairs.
I would like to express my gratitude to all employees in the Harris
Building as we worked with District officials today to respond to this
situation.

Sincerely,

Spiros Dimolitsas
Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer

Hope that one person is ok, but everyone still has to go back to work. A Circulator crashing through your window... how's that for a little spice in the morning?

[NickSixers]

My roommate works part time at an office in the library, and apparently some university offices are hooked up in a certain way that if there's an emergency in one office, the other offices can hear the emergency call.
Apparently, this one went something like this:
"THE BUS RAN INTO THE BUILDING!!!!!!!!!!"
"THE BUS!!!!!! ahhhhhhhh"
etc. etc.