Man injured after car crashes into store in Massachusetts

On behalf of Aiken and Aiken P.C. Personal Injury Attorneys posted in Car Accidents, on Friday, July 4, 2014

A 46-year-old Taunton man was taken to Good Samaritan Medical Center after his routine of having morning coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts was interrupted by an out-of-control car. The car struck the pedestrian in front of the establishment and crashed into the front entrance around 11:25 a.m. on June 22.Police said a Toyota Camry hit the man outside the donut shop in the 300 block of West Center Street. The man suffered non-life threatening injuries, and his condition was not reported in the news source. No one else was injured in the crash. The driver of the Camry, 54, is a resident of Brockton, and she had not been charged for the accident as of June 22. A police investigation was being conducted to determine if the vehicle had a mechanical problem or if the driver was responsible. A surveillance camera at the establishment will be reviewed, police said, as part of their inquiry. One employee in the store speculated that the driver may have stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake. The building sustained shattered glass panels and other structural damage, and a building inspector’s report is pending.A personal injury attorney representing the pedestrian could review the available surveillance footage, in addition to accident and building code reports, to understand how exactly this incident happened. If the injured pedestrian decides to file suit, his lawyer would seek hospital records to calculate the medical expenses he incurred as a result of the accident. The driver from this incident may also face civil litigation from the business for the structural damage caused by the crash. Source: Enterprise News, “Car hits man and Dunkin’ Donuts in West Bridgewater“, Maria Papadopoulos , June 22, 2014