CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - At least five people were injured Friday when a car crashed through a Sportsman’s Warehouse store at a shopping mall in Carson City.
The car smashed through the east door at about 11 a.m. Friday, traveled about 100 feet (30 meters) inside the store at the Carson Mall and came to rest against the west door, according to Carson City sheriff’s deputies.
“Pretty serious devastation in there,” Carson City Fire Chief Sean Slamon told the Nevada Appeal.
Sheriff Ken Furlong said no one was killed but two injured customers were taken to a Reno hospital by Care Flight and the other three taken to Carson Tahoe for treatment.
The male driver of the Toyota Prius was believed to have suffered a medical emergency before the crash, but Furlong said it was to early to be sure.
The sheriff said it appears he was westbound on the street in front of the DMV, went through the intersection, over the curb, across the parking lot and into the building.
None of the injured were employees of the store and Furlong said there was minimal damage to the store since the car went down the main aisle.
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Eds: This story corrects an earlier version that indicated at least six people were injured. Authorities have since confirmed at least five were injured.
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