Crews are working to clean up damage after a speeding, stolen SUV crashed into a downtown Kansas City building late Thursday morning.Click here to watch the building collapse as the SUV crashes into itPolice said they started following the SUV because it was running through red lights and going 80 mph on downtown streets.Click here for images from the scene | MORE VIDEO"I was about to cross the street when she was coming down the street and I said, 'What is she going so fast for?'" said witness Cynthia Bell.The SUV narrowly missed one truck, and hit a brick building near 18th and Oak streets."It was like a bomb," said witness Bell.The side of the building collapsed. It had about a dozen antique cars inside."This is going to cost a lot of money and it's going to be a lot of trouble," said the building's owner, Chris Willsey.Police said they first started chasing the stolen SUV about 10 a.m., but stopped. The new chase didn't begin until another officer saw it running red lights near 12th Street and Prospect Avenue.Police said they don't normally chase stolen cars, but this was a special situation. They said the officer was concerned that the speeding car was going to hit someone or something.Engineers worked late Thursday to assess the damage and see if the building, which was once a Ford dealership, could be salvaged.11833402

Crews are working to clean up damage after a speeding, stolen SUV crashed into a downtown Kansas City building late Thursday morning.

Click here to watch the building collapse as the SUV crashes into it

Police said they started following the SUV because it was running through red lights and going 80 mph on downtown streets.

Click here for images from the scene | MORE VIDEO

"I was about to cross the street when she was coming down the street and I said, 'What is she going so fast for?'" said witness Cynthia Bell.

The SUV narrowly missed one truck, and hit a brick building near 18th and Oak streets.

"It was like a bomb," said witness Bell.

The side of the building collapsed. It had about a dozen antique cars inside.

"This is going to cost a lot of money and it's going to be a lot of trouble," said the building's owner, Chris Willsey.

Police said they first started chasing the stolen SUV about 10 a.m., but stopped. The new chase didn't begin until another officer saw it running red lights near 12th Street and Prospect Avenue.

Police said they don't normally chase stolen cars, but this was a special situation. They said the officer was concerned that the speeding car was going to hit someone or something.

Engineers worked late Thursday to assess the damage and see if the building, which was once a Ford dealership, could be salvaged.

