All News 99.1 WNEW 106.7 The Fan CBS Sports Radio 1580

2 Cars Plow Into Buildings 8 Minutes Apart In Bizarre Unrelated Incidents In Montgomery County

View Comments
A car plowed into Fitzgerald Auto Mall Showroom in Gaithersburg at 10:58 a.m. (credit: Montgomery County Police)

A car plowed into Fitzgerald Auto Mall Showroom in Gaithersburg at 10:58 a.m. (credit: Montgomery County Police)

Latest News
D.C. | Md. | Va. | Sports

Photos

SILVER SPRING, Md. (CBSDC) — In a bizarre coincidence, two cars plowed into two building is separate unrelated incidents just 8 minutes apart Friday morning in Montgomery County.

Police say an SUV ran into a Popeyes Restaurant located 8641 16th St. in Silver Spring at 10:50 a.m.

The restaurant remains closed as building engineers assess the damage. The glass front of the location was shattered.

No injuries were reported in this incident.

GALLERY: PHOTOS OF BOTH CRASHES

At 10:58 a.m. police responded to the showroom at the Fitzgerald Auto Mall located at 903 N. Frederick Ave. in Gaithersburg. Authorities say a car drove into the building where their Hyundai and Subaru vehicles are located.

The accident occurred when a customer using loaner car hit the gas instead of the brake went through the showroom window. Police describe it as driver error.

View Comments
blog comments powered by Disqus
Listen Live!

Select a Live Stream