Car plows into Irvine ice cream shop; 3 hospitalized in serious condition
Three people were rushed to trauma centers late Wednesday after a car slammed into an ice cream parlor in an Irvine strip mall, authorities said.
The crash was reported at Afters Ice Cream about 9:10 p.m. near Alton Parkway and Jamboree Road, said Capt. Larry Kurtz of the Orange County Fire Authority.
The driver of a Hyundai Sonata rammed through the glass walls at the front of the store and came to a halt at the ice cream counter, striking two teenagers inside, Kurtz said.
The driver, a woman in her 20s, was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana. The two teenagers, both female, were rushed to Children’s Hospital of Orange County.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by Irvine police.
This report will be updated as more information becomes available.
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