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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Driver who crashed into River Park Square cited on suspicion of reckless driving as repairs begin
May 16—The Mustang driver who crashed into the front of River Park Square Thursday night was cited for reckless driving, police say. Police responded to the entrance of River Park Square off Main Street around 8:55 p.m. Thursday to a red Ford Mustang that had shattered the building's windows and destroyed the outer brick wall. The driver, later identified as 20-year-old Omar Khairi, was taken to a local hospital for an injury evaluation, according to a news release from the Spokane Police Department. It was found the driver was traveling down Main at a high rate of speed, hit a parked car and then swerved to avoid a person riding a Lime scooter, said Spokane police spokesperson, Officer Dan Strassenberg. Khairi showed no signs of impairment at the time of the crash, he said. Construction crews were observed fixing the outside of the mall Friday morning.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Mustang crashes through front of River Park Square
May 15—A driver of a Ford Mustang slammed into the front of the well-known River Park Square mall entrance, shattering glass windows and leaving bricks strewn on the ground Thursday night in downtown Spokane. The driver of the newer-model Mustang was injured and taken to the hospital, according to Spokane Police Department Lt. Jay Kernkamp. No one else was in the vehicle. Kernkamp said police received reports of the Mustang driver traveling on Main Avenue before colliding with a vehicle, losing control and crashing into the mall. Kernkamp said at the time he didn't know whether alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash. No one else was injured. The Mustang's front end was significantly damaged. The PulsePoint application indicated the crash happened about 8:55 p.m.
