Shocking moment Tesla careens into Texas sidewalk and narrowly misses two female police dispatchers after driver fell asleep at wheel Near-miss took place in Hamlin, Texas, on afternoon of April 6 Two Hamlin 911 dispatchers were taking a smoke break outside police department Ten seconds after the women went back inside the building, a blue out-of-control Tesla jumped curb and sped down the sidewalk Sedan hit corner of City Hall and knocked down pillars holding up awnings of five businesses Police say driver was heading home to New Mexico when he had fallen asleep behind the wheel By Snejana Farberov For Dailymail.com Published: 17:21 BST, 11 April 2022 | Updated: 17:24 BST, 11 April 2022 Viewcomments Two Texas police dispatchers are lucky to be alive after narrowly avoiding being struck by an out-of-control Tesla being driven by a man who had reportedly fallen asleep behind the wheel. The heart-stopping incident took place last Wednesday in Hamlin - a city of 2,000 people in the suburbs of Abilene - and was caught on surveillance video. In the footage, two female 911 operators are seen having a smoke break outside the local police department on South Central Avenue at around 1.20pm. Two Hamlin, Texas, police dispatchers are seen having a smoke break on Wednesday afternoon, just moments before a crash Ten seconds after the 911 operators went inside the building, this blue Tesla jumped the curb and sped down the sidewalk The heart-stopping incident took place along South Central Avenue in Hamlin Just 10 seconds after the women reenter the building, a blue Tesla sedan jumps the curb and speeds down the sidewalk, passing through the exact spot where the dispatchers had just stood, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The Tesla hit the corner of City Hall and toppled all the pillars holding up the awnings of five nearby businesses, reported Fox 29. Police Chief Bobby Evans said that the driver of the runaway electric car was heading home to New Mexico when he had fallen asleep behind the wheel. Hamlin is located about 400 miles east of the Texas-New Mexico state border. Police said the driver of the car hit the corner of City Hall with the Tesla (pictured) Police said the driver was heading home to New Mexico when he had fallen asleep behind the wheel The out-of-control vehicle left a trail of destruction after knocking down the pillars holding up the awnings of five businesses The driver has not been named, and it is unclear at this time whether he will face any charges stemming from the crash. The two police dispatchers escaped unharmed. Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility