LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A stolen vehicle crashed early Thursday morning into the Courtyard By Marriott hotel, directly across from the KFC Yum! Center.

According to Corporal John Miller, a spokesman for the Clarksville Police Department, the crash was the result of the driver fleeing an attempted traffic stop in Indiana.

Miller said the incident began at 1:45 a.m. on Browns Station Way in Clarksville when a police officer saw the vehicle — a black passenger car — traveling eastbound at 90 mph. That officer then turned around and activated his lights and sirens in an attempt to initiate a traffic stop.

But instead of stopping, the driver drove across the Clark Memorial Bridge into Louisville.

"Due to extreme speed, the operator of the vehicle attempted to make a hard right turn on Main Street and lost control of the vehicle," Miller said, in a statement. The vehicle then crashed into the hotel, according to Miller.

According to Louisville Metro Police spokesman Dwight Mitchell, around 1:30 a.m. Thursday, LMPD First Division officers responded to the crash into the hotel in the 100 block of 2nd Street. 

Miller said police detained two juveniles who were transported to Norton Children's Hospital, with injuries. The juveniles are expected to survive, according to Mitchell.

Miller said the vehicle had recently been stolen out of Jeffersonville. The owner of the vehicle told WDRB News he just wants the kids to learn a lesson.

"It's really hard to say, you know? I really hope the kids that did this are alright, honestly, you know? I hope it's a life lesson and it just sucks," he said. "It sucks."

Police have not said if they will face any charges. 

Craig Scott, a guest staying on the eighth floor of the hotel, said it sounded like an earthquake when the crash happened.

"It woke me up. I woke up and I'm like 'What!' you know? I'm a light sleeper anyway. I really thought, I thought there was like an earthquake," Scott said. "You could feel this building move when that car hit it. It shook this building."

But, he said, that won't stop him from staying in Louisville.

"I love this part of Louisville, right here," Scott said. "It's all happening right here. I stayed away from here for a few years, but I'm back, and that's not going to deter me."

The car slammed into a hotel meeting room and was unable to be moved due to structural concerns. But the car was later moved Thursday evening. Crews said they wouldn't have been able to move the car that fast if there was structural damage. Guests of the hotel are still coming and going and were not evacuated following the crash.

LMPD First Division officers are leading the investigation on the crash. 

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