A minivan plowed into the Angel View thrift store in Cathedral City Tuesday afternoon after police say a medical condition caused the driver to black out and press down on the accelerator.
The crash happened about 1:20 pm at the store on East Palm Canyon Drive, according to KMIR.
Two people have been hospitalized with serious injuries after a minivan crashed through the Angel View Thrift Store in Cathedral City. https://t.co/02NzJeLBS3 pic.twitter.com/I979xVjFIQ
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The driver, whose name was not released, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries following the incident that also saw a 77-year-old female customer who was struck by the vehicle and also was hospitalized with serious injuries.
A preliminary investigation by police determined that the driver was parked in front Angel View when he suffered “an undetermined medical emergency causing him to black out and depress the accelerator,” police said.
