Crime & Safety
Driver Loses Control Of Minivan, Crashes Into Coffee Shop: Report
There were no serious injuries after a longtime customer crashed through the front of Walter's Coffee Shop Monday, reports said.
PALMETTO BAY, FL — The driver of a Mazda 5 minivan lost control of her vehicle and crashed through the front of Walter’s Coffee Shop Monday afternoon, WSVN reported. The crash happened as the coffee shop was getting ready to close at 3 p.m.
Miami-Dade Police and Miami-Dade Fire Rescue responded to the accident just after 2:45 p.m., reports said. When they arrived, they found that the driver, a longtime customer at the coffee shop, drove completely through the building, which is located at 17009 South Dixie Highway.
No one was seriously injured in the crash, though one woman inside the coffee shop was brought to a nearby hospital as a precaution, WPLG reported.
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Walter’s owner Grace Berbrick told WSVN that the damage to the eatery is “bad.”
“We’re trying our hardest to get through 2020. I don’t know what else could happen,” she said.
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Berbrick added, “I just took a deep breath and was like, ‘OK, we’ll get through this.”
Walter’s Coffee Shop was established in 1965 and has been a staple in the community for decades.
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