Crime & Safety
Car Crashes Through Fair Lawn Bakery [Photos]
A man suffered a leg injury from flying glass, police said.
FAIR LAWN, NJ — A woman crashed a Lexus she was driving through the front of Zadies Bakery Thursday morning, police said.
The vehicle crashed through the large glass front of the bakery and into a counter, destroying both.
Police got a report about the crash at about 10:40 a.m. and found the 2013 Lexus "fully into" the building, said Sgt. Sean Macys.
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The 79-year-old Fair Lawn driver was pulling into a parking spot and pressed the gas instead of the break, crashing through the bakery, Macys said. She and a 90-year-old passenger were not hurt.
A 63-year-old man from Flushing, New York sustained an injury when flying glass hit his leg, Macys said. Members of the Fair Lawn Ambulance Corps treated him at the bakery.
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Staff from the Fair Lawn Building Department inspected the business and deemed it uninhabitable, Macys said.
The driver was issued a summons or careless driving.
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