Naked man believed high on bath salts crashes truck into hospital ER

POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. -- A man believed to be high on bath salts crashed a pickup truck through the doors of the Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center emergency room early Tuesday morning with self-inflicted injuries to his left arm and genitals.

Witnesses say Timothy S. Krishna then jumped out of the truck naked, yelling, "Am I going to live?"

Krishna, 32, of the 2400 block of County Road 534, was hospitalized after the crash, according to the Poplar Bluff Police Department. It could not be confirmed whether he remained hospitalized Wednesday. Krishna faces charges of first-degree property damage.

No other injuries were reported from incident. Hospital personnel said temporary repairs had been finished at the ER entrance, and it is open to patients.

Krishna was sedated when police arrived shortly after 5:15 a.m. Tuesday to find the man's 2002 Chevrolet Silverado fully inside the emergency-room waiting area, according to a report filed by patrolman Shane Bates.

Photographs show the truck crashed through two sets of sliding glass doors before coming to a stop in front of the patient restrooms, which are separated from the patient waiting area by a large open space. It does not appear any patients were in the waiting area.

Medical staff told officers Bates was combative when they attempted to treat him, sweating heavily and asking for water.

"He told them he had cut his arm and penis himself," Bates reported. "Medical staff said they believed Krishna to be under the influence of 'bath salts' due to the symptoms he was displaying."

Kevin Grace, 35, of Doniphan, Missouri, was outside when Krishna drove into the hospital parking lot, police reported.

He told officers he saw a maroon truck strike several signs, run over a curb and drive through the ER doors, where Krishna exited the truck naked and walked toward the front desk.

Inside, hospital employee Nicholas Faraone was sitting in the reception area.

"Faraone said he heard a loud crash and looked up to see a maroon Chevy truck had crashed through the front door of the ER," the report stated. "Faraone said a white male exited the driver's side of the truck and was yelling, 'Am I going to live?' ... The male was completely nude and was bleeding from his arm and genital area."

Officers tracked the truck's path across the parking lot, saying it appeared Krishna started in the northwest corner of the front parking lot and drove southwest.

Marks show where the truck crossed a median, struck two signs, traveled through a grassy area and back onto the concrete, before making a sharp left turn into the ER doors.

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Poplar Bluff, Mo.