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Driver Crashes Into Martinez Safeway Causing Ice Machine To Fall And Hit Customer

An elderly woman inside a Safeway in Martinez was injured when a driver crashed into the building on Wednesday.

An elderly woman inside a Safeway in Martinez was injured when a driver crashed into the building on Wednesday.
An elderly woman inside a Safeway in Martinez was injured when a driver crashed into the building on Wednesday. (Google Maps)

/ CBS San Francisco

MARTINEZ, CA — An elderly woman inside a Safeway in Martinez was injured when a driver crashed into the building on Wednesday, the Martinez Police Department said.

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The crash happened around 3:45 p.m., at the Safeway located at 6688 Alhambra Avenue.

According to police, the driver, a 76-year-old woman, told officers she had confused the brake and gas pedals while parking and ended up accelerating. Her vehicle then jumped the curb and hit the east side of the building, near the north entrance.

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