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YARMOUTH – Shortly after 10 AM Wednesday morning, an elderly woman apparently hit the gas instead of the brake crashing into a building at 12 White’s Path in Yarmouth. The Subaru Forester jumped a parking bumper and crashed into the strip mall. The driver as not injured and no one in the building was hurt. A building inspector was called to the scene to check the integrity of the structure before the vehicle was removed. Yarmouth Police are investigating the crash and issued a statement as follows: On Wednesday June 10, 2020 at approximately 10:23 the Yarmouth Police Department received 911 calls regarding a motor vehicle accident at 12 White’s Path in South Yarmouth. The reporting party advised that a motor vehicle had driven into the front of a building. Upon arrival Officers found a White Subaru SUV partially inside the building. The Officers immediately identified that there were no injuries to the driver or any occupants in the building. The operator was assisted out of the vehicle by members of the Yarmouth Fire Department. The Yarmouth Building Department was called to scene to evaluate the building. The operator was identified as a 77 year old female from Sandwich. Based on the circumstances in this crash and other information learned, an immediate threat report was filed with the Registry of Motor Vehicles. The accident was investigated by Officer Mary Gibney.
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