Dramatic video shows the moment a car crashed through the window of a gym in Culver City last month.

The victim, Samuel Kiwasz, walked away from the close call with only minor injuries.

“I was looking forward to another workout and I got one,” Kiwasz said.

Kiwasz never expected his regular trip to the gym to become a nightmare.

“It was really scary. I like saw my life flash before me,” Kiwasz said.

Around 6 a.m., he had just arrived at Anytime Fitness on the 4100 block of Sepulveda Boulevard. But seconds after stepping on to the treadmill, Kiwasz says the car went through the glass wall.

A red Mercedes SUV slammed through a window throwing Kiwasz to the ground.

“As I was flying back I saw the treadmill coming at me so I twisted it to the side to avoid being crushed,” Kiwasz said.

“It shook the whole building immediately when it entered,” Nick Vierra said.

Gym manager Nick Vierra ran to help.

“I’m looking to see if there are any more victims. There’s nobody there,” Vierra said.

He did notice the female driver get out of her car.

“From what I hear it’s pretty normal for people to be out of sorts after an accident like that,” Vierra said. “She did have a little bit of a — of a lack of concern. From what I hear that’s pretty normal.”

Vierra said she could’ve been in shock and wasn’t wearing any shoes. The woman returned to her car and opened the door. Vierra says that’s when an off-duty police officer sprang into action.

“My friend who is a cop he actually prevented her from entering the vehicle. The vehicle was still running. So it was a little bit of a concern,” Vierra said.

Incredibly, Kiwasz sustains only minor injuries– an outcome he knows that could have been much worse.

“When you go through something like that you learned that life is a gift and to cherish every moment and I guess it wasn’t my time,” Kiwasz said.

As for the female driver, no word on if any charges will be filed against her, but witnesses say she is cooperating with police.

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