A vehicle barreled into the Go Smoke Shop in Brockton, Massachusetts, yesterday, causing injuries to one employee and significant structural damage. The establishment, located at 753 Belmont Street, was struck just after 7 p.m. when a 43-year-old local woman lost control of her vehicle due to brake failure and crashed into the storefront, a detail confirmed by CBS News Boston.
Two employees were present during the incident. One was hospitalized with minor injuries, while the other was unharmed. The driver was also uninjured but faces citations for operating without a valid driver’s license. The accident added to a string of incidents that kept Brockton’s first responders busy throughout the day. Earlier, a 14-year-old boy had been shot in the morning, followed by another shooting at the MBTA Montello Station parking lot that left a 19-year-old man wounded. According to police reports obtained by NBC Boston, the driver’s Subaru plowed through store displays and stopped just short of the smoke shop’s back room. Authorities emphasized that the crash was unrelated to the earlier shootings.
Despite the chaotic scene, where broken glass and bricks lay strewn across the premise, the damage was dealt with promptly as firefighters secured the building and the vehicle was removed by towing services yesterday evening, enabling a pathway toward rebuilding and restoration, the affected smoke shop is one of multiple businesses sharing space in a strip mall.
