(KRON) -- Just one day before San Jose Pride celebrations, a suspected drunk driver crashed through pedestrian barriers and slammed into a building near a popular gay bar in downtown San Jose.

Thursday night cell phone footage shows the vehicle smashed into a building on Post Street, causing broken windows and water to leak from the walls.

San Jose police say the male driver and female passenger were heavily intoxicated and suffered severe injuries.

Post Street in downtown San Jose is known for its gay bars. Beginning Friday, Post Street is shut down for Silicon Valley’s 50th annual Pride celebrations, but preparations were not affected.

“It’s a minor setback,” says Jonathon Esparza, the event coordinator for Splash Bar San Jose.

Esparza witnessed the crash and said the driver and pas

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