Crime & Safety

Car Slams Into West Warwick Home With Hair Salon Inside: Reports

The crash occurred at 8:45 a.m. Wednesday at the corner of Cowesett Avenue and Lockwood Street.

The driver, an 80-year-old woman, exited a car wash across the street before the crash, NBC10 reported​.
The driver, an 80-year-old woman, exited a car wash across the street before the crash, NBC10 reported​. (Patch Graphics)

WEST WARWICK, RI — Police are investigating after a car slammed into a West Warwick home that doubles as a hair salon Wednesday morning, according to multiple reports.

The crash occurred at 8:45 a.m. at the corner of Cowesett Avenue and Lockwood Street, when they found the car inside the front-left side of the home, WPRI reported.

The driver was an 80-year-old woman who only suffered minor injuries, according to the outlet, which spoke with the woman's daughter.

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The woman exited a car wash across the street before the crach, NBC10 reported.

Patch reached out to the West Warwick Police Department for more information.

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