Customer injured after car crashed through the glass at Tire Outlet

Press release from Gainesville Police Department

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gainesville Fire Rescue and Gainesville Police Department responded to the Tire Outlet on North Main Street for a Lincoln Town Car that crashed into the glass lobby. Upon arrival, crews discovered the vehicle halfway into the building. The elderly driver was uninjured, but a woman waiting in the lobby was injured with lacerations from the broken glass and a neck injury. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening. After our investigation, it was determined that the driver had just arrived at the business for service when his foot slid off the brake. The employees at the business did a tremendous job of assisting those involved until we arrived.