Crime & Safety

Car Smashes Through Front Of Smoke Shop In Brockton, Massachusetts; Driver Cited For No License

Police said the driver wasn't hurt but she will be cited for operating without a license.

(CBS Boston)

September 15, 2025

A driver is being cited after a car smashed through the front of a smoke shop in Brockton, Massachusetts Sunday night.

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The crash happened at the Go Smoke Shop on Belmont Street., where the shop is part of several businesses in a strip mall. Police said the 43-year-old female driver told them her brakes failed before her Subaru slammed into the smoke shop, smashing through displays and stopping just short of the back room.

Two employees were inside the shop at the time. One was taken to the hospital with minor injuries and the other wasn't hurt. The crash caused a lot of damage inside the shop, with broken glass and bricks littering the floor.

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