Vehicle crashes into Family Dollar in Crescentville
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PHILADELPHIA - A shocking scene in Philadelphia's Crescentville neighborhood after a vehicle smashed through a Family Dollar on Sunday.
What we know:
Emergency crews responded after a vehicle crashed through a Family Dollar along the 600 block of Foulkrod Street on Sunday.
Police said they initially responded to a radio call reporting an auto accident where a vehicle had driven into a local business.
Upon arrival, officers confirmed the vehicle had driven entirely into the Family Dollar store.
Emergency personnel safely removed the driver, who is also the vehicle’s owner, from the scene, and a medic unit transported them to Albert Einstein Medical Center (AEMC) for further evaluation, according to police. The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage, was deemed inoperable, and was later removed from the scene.
A Department of Licenses and Inspections (L&I) inspector responded to assess the building’s structural integrity, as well.
Authorities confirmed there were no reported injuries to customers or staff inside the store at the time of the crash.
What we don't know:
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Northeast Detectives are leading the investigation, and no arrests have been made at this time.
The Source: Information from this article was sourced from reporting by FOX 29.