Car nearly strikes West Avenue Walgreens

NORWALK, Conn. – This is a press release, presented in the format in which it was sent:

The Norwalk Fire Department responded to a one car accident at the Walgreens Pharmacy, located at the corner of West Avenue and Gardner Street, around noon Sunday. The car, a Chevy station wagon lost control on Gardner Street, sideswiped a tree and came to rest 2 inches from the side of the building. The lone female driver in her late 50’s appeared to be semi-conscious and had to be extricated from the vehicle. Firefighters removed the front and rear passenger doors to help remove the woman out the back door.

The woman was transported to Norwalk Hospital by Paramedics and Norwalk Police are investigating the cause of the accident.

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