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Errant Car Rams into Sanctuary, 7/10/2005

1P1130477 The car jumped the curb and smashed into the southeast corner of the sanctuary around 7:00 pm. 1P1130479 1P1130481 Police were called to investigate the incident, and they then took the offending driver into custody. 1P1130483 1P1130485 1P1130486 1P1130487 Skid marks were left across almost the entire intersection of McKinley and Sunset. 1P1130488 The columbarium was dislodged as the car damaged the corner post and penetrated the wall. 1P1130489 1P1130491 1P1130493 1P1130494 Fortunately the kneeler braced the columbarium from falling completely over. 1P1130500 A structural expert made a detailed investigation of the conditions before making his assessment on the structural integrity of the damaged corner. 1P1130501 1P1130504 Due to the damage done on a critical support post, the structural integrity of the building was considered to be seriously impaired. The corner of the buiding had to be shored up before the damaging vehicle could be removed and people are allowed about the vicinity of the damages. 1P1130506 1P1130508 The entired corner of the building had to be cordoned off. 1P1130510 The 5:30 Contemporary Service attendees were first to arrive at the scene. 1P1130511 2bP1000758 Later in the evening, volunteers helped to move the columbarium from the damaged corner. 2cP1000761 2dP1000762 With the columbarium lying flat, the pall was draped over it to keep dust off. 2eP1000760 A view of the damaged corner with all the columbarium items removed. 2fP1130724 On the following day, the damaged corner was boarded up and a temporary post was erected outside to shore up the corner. 3P1130675 The repair contractor, RC Benson and Son, erected a stronger temporary post on the inside to assure that everything was stable. 3P1130725 The repair contractor remounted the comlumbarium onto a temporary location on the east wall. 3P1150754 After approximately a month from the accident, the repair work has been completed, except for applying the finishing touches. P1150756 A new internal structure to retrofit the columbarium is on order from the original supplier. Meanwhile, the columbarium remains in its temporary location. P1150764 New siding has been installed on the outside. P1150767 The perimeter area under the roof is still boarded up waiting for new plate glass to be installed.

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