A vehicle crashed into the front exterior wall at the Target on West Tennessee Street, though it didn’t penetrate the store.
The Tallahassee Police Department said in a Facebook post shortly before 2 a.m. March 21 that the crash involved one vehicle.
“The driver sustained serious injuries,” TPD said.
Police asked drivers and bystanders to avoid the area because portions of the parking lot were closed. However, traffic was back to normal later in the morning, and the store appeared to be operating normally.
It was the second time in less than two months that a driver crashed into a business along the same stretch of West Tennessee Street.
On Feb. 7, a white sedan plowed through the entrance of Whataburger just east of the Target, causing extensive damage. Two people were injured, and the driver was arrested on a charge of DUI.
Also, a vehicle crashed into The Lunchbox, a beloved breakfast spot further away on Tennessee Street at Magnolia Drive, on March 13. Two people were hurt.
Shards of windshield glass and pieces of the grill were still embedded in the Target’s stucco-like exterior wall. A store employee was out taking photos of the damage.
“This remains an open and active investigation, and updates will be provided as more information becomes available,” TPD said.
TPD asked any witnesses who haven’t already spoken to an officer to call 850-891-4200.
Contact Jeff Burlew at jburlew@tallahassee.com or 850-599-2180.
This article originally appeared on Tallahassee Democrat: Car crashes into Target on West Tennessee Street in late night wreck
Reporting by Jeff Burlew, Tallahassee Democrat / Tallahassee Democrat
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