This ATM Is No Drive-Thru

May 02, 2006, 1:00 a.m. EDT 1 Min Read

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - (05/02/06) Several members of the Golden 1CU received minor injuries when an elderly driver accidentallyrammed his car into the ATM vestibule outside the branch Mondayafternoon. The driver of the car, an 85-year-old man, mistakenlystepped on the gas when backing out of a parking spot and his Volvolurched forward into the ATM kiosk. The car struck a member waitingto use the ATM who was taken to nearby medical facilities fortreatment of minor injuries. Two other members sustained minorinjuries when the impact caused the overhang of the structure tobreak apart.

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