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Vehicle crashes into Wisconsin cellphone store, injures 5

By: Associated Press//April 27, 2023//

Vehicle crashes into Wisconsin cellphone store, injures 5

By: Associated Press//April 27, 2023//

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A vehicle crashed into a central Wisconsin cellphone store Thursday, injuring five people, including one critically, authorities said.

The vehicle crashed at about 12:30 p.m. into a Verizon store in Fond du Lac, the city’s police and fire departments reported.

The vehicle, which was driven by a 20-year-old man, traveled about 100 yards (91 meters) off-road through parts of a terrace and parking lot before jumping a curb and slamming into the store’s showroom.

A 29-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The vehicle’s driver, a 49-year-old woman and two other men, ages 30 and 23, were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.

The driver was arrested on suspicion of operating while impaired causing great bodily harm.

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