Car drives through Maryland Verizon store, 88-year-old hospitalized

An 88-year-old woman was hospitalized after a car drove into a Verizon store in Calvert County on Tuesday.

What we know:

The crash happened around 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 21, at the Verizon store on Market Square in Prince Frederick. 

Investigators said a man was parked in a spot in front of the store, when the car accelerated and went through the front window and into the store lobby.

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A woman sitting in the store was hit. First responders took the 88-year-old to the hospital. The driver, who police said was an 84-year-old man, was not injured.

Photos of the scene shared on Facebook show the car partially hanging out a destroyed window on the other end of the store. The car drove nearly completely through the building.

What we don't know:

Investigators said they're not sure yet why the car jumped the curb and into the building. The Maryland State Police's Crash Team is investigating the incident.

The Source: Information in this story is from a press release from the Maryland State Police and a Facebook post from the Huntingtown Volunteer Fire Department.

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