Crime & Safety

Car Slams into Trader Joes

Originally posted at 4:56 p.m. May 17, 2014. Edited with new details.

A car slammed into a Trader Joe's store in Woodland Hills today, sending one person to a hospital.

The crash was reported at 1:30 p.m. at 21055 Ventura Blvd., said a desk officer at the Los Angeles Police Department's Valley Traffic Division.

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The vehicle ended up fully inside the store.

It was unclear if the hospitalized victim was in the store or vehicle when the crash happened.

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A person answering the phone at the store around 5 p.m. said the business was back in operation and no employees were injured in the crash.

He declined to comment further.

--City News Service


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