Crime & Safety

Driver Crashes Into Clearwater Christmas Store After Losing Control Of Car: Police

A driver heading west on Gulf to Bay Boulevard lost control and crossed into eastbound lanes before hitting a Christmas store, police said.

A driver heading west on Gulf to Bay Boulevard lost control of his car and crossed into eastbound lanes before hitting a Christmas-themed store, Clearwater police said.
A driver heading west on Gulf to Bay Boulevard lost control of his car and crossed into eastbound lanes before hitting a Christmas-themed store, Clearwater police said. (Courtesy of Clearwater Police Department)

CLEARWATER, FL — A driver lost control of his car on Monday afternoon and slammed into a year-round Christmas store on Gulf to Bay Boulevard, Clearwater police said in a social media post.

The 69-year-old man was heading west when he crossed three eastbound lanes before driving off the road and hitting Robert’s Christmas Wonderland at 2951 Gulf to Bay Blvd. just before 5 p.m.

The driver was brought to a local hospital to be checked out.

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Nobody inside the store was injured in the crash.

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