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Car Crashes Into Edgewater Casino Killing 2, Injuring 9

LAUGHLIN, Nev. -- Police are blaming a driver's medical episode for a crash that killed two people at the Edgewater Casino in Laughlin, Nevada.

Witnesses say the car, driven by 70-year-old Walter McGie, was speeding down the road before crashing through the front doors of the casino. McGie was taken to the hospital to be checked out, but is ok. He was later arrested and charged with two counts of felony reckless driving causing death.

Witness Debra Porter says there was no time to react because no one saw the car coming.

"The first thing I saw was the glass breaking and I saw the car. And the first thing I did was close my eyes to protected them -- to keep the glass from going into them," she said.

Porter says the car made it through four rows of slot machines before it finally came to a stop. People quickly ran out of the area while some rushed in to help those who were hurt.

Two women who were at the slot machines were killed while six others had to be transported to a Laughlin hospital. In all, 9 people were hurt in the crash.

Witnesses say the car was going 80 to 90-miles-per-hour and took out everything in its way.

"We do see signs of the vehicle going up on top of some of the curbing, you know, and unfortunately it made it through the front doors of that casino," said Metro Fatal Detail Sgt. Oscar Chavez.

So far, investigators say they have not found any brake marks from McGie's 2007 Pontiac Vibe.

The car has Washington state plates and police say McGie has a Washington driver's license.