A car plowed into a furniture store in Rosemead Sunday night, leaving the driver hospitalized in the latest vehicle-into-storefront crash to hit the San Gabriel Valley community. The driver was reportedly the only person hurt in the wreck.
Footage of the aftermath aired during the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Sunday, according to NBC Los Angeles, which reported that officials said the driver was taken to a hospital following the crash.
A Pattern of Storefront Crashes in Rosemead
This is not the first time a vehicle has barreled into a Rosemead business this year. In May, a driver backed into the LaundryMax Ecowash laundromat in the 8500 block of Garvey Avenue around 9 p.m., injuring one person, according to KTLA. Deputies responded to that scene after receiving a report of the crash, the outlet noted.
Rosemead has also seen more severe incidents involving vehicles striking local shops. A hit-and-run driver once rammed roughly 50 feet into a flower shop in the city, badly injuring a resident who lived in a rear apartment behind the store, CBS News reported.
Similar Crash Hit a Reseda Store Days Earlier
Just two days before the Rosemead furniture store crash, a driver struck a Fashion Q store at 19345 Victory Boulevard in Reseda around 4:25 p.m. on Friday. KTLA reported that officials said no one in the car or inside the store was injured in that crash, and the circumstances leading up to the incident remained unclear.
Details surrounding Sunday's Rosemead crash remain limited. No police or fire department statement, official incident report, or further confirmation beyond the initial broadcast has been made public, and the furniture store's name has not been identified.
