Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Car Smashes Into Jo-Ann Fabrics, Elderly Passenger Dies
The driver apparently mistook the gas pedal for the brake and slammed into the building
A front-seat passenger died Tuesday, when the driver of a four-door Honda Civic apparently lost control and hit the front of the building about 1:45 p.m., according to Shoreline Fire Department spokeswoman Melanie Granfors.
Three elderly females were in the car at the time of the accident which occurred in the Jo-Ann Fabric parking lot at 155th St. and Aurora Ave. N. The driver and a backseat passenger were transported to Harborview Trauma Center with life threatening injuries. They were orginally in critical condition but have been upgraded to serious condition in the intenstive-care unit at Harborview and are expected to survive.
King County Sheriff's Office traffic investigators are looking into exactly what happened. They told fire officials it appears to be a case of the driver mistaking the gas pedal for the brake.
Find out what's happening in Shoreline-Lake Forest Parkwith free, real-time updates from Patch.
No one inside the store was hurt and there was no major structural damage to the building.
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
