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Elderly woman crashes into local gas station, partially collapsing canopy

Elderly woman crashes into local gas station, partially collapsing canopy

Yahoo4 days ago
VERMILION, Ohio (WJW) – A driver was taken to the hospital after investigators said she crashed into a gas station canopy in Vermilion Monday.
The crash happened around 2:30 p.m. at the Mickey Mart BP gas station on Liberty Avenue.
According to the Vermilion Fire Department, the driver, a woman in her 70s, appeared to have a medical issue when she drove through the intersection and a grassy area before striking one of the fuel pumps.
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Fire chief Bill Brown said one of the support beams was knocked down, causing the canopy to partially collapse onto the vehicle.
The woman was taken to MetroHealth Medical Center with a potential head injury, fire officials said.
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