Elderly Man Drives into Chicago Apple Store

Drewski · Jan 13, 2013, 10:03 PM

I guess I'll have to reschedule my One-to-One appointment.

First in line for iPhone 5s?

Please, caption this better than me. I've been working all weekend and I'm beat.

I've sat at that table many times for various workshops. At least the driver took out that video display. They always had problems with it during the workshops. Hopefully the new one works better.

APlotdevice · Jan 13, 2013, 10:47 PM

It's a wonder why so many stores still don't have those concrete pillar guards in front to prevent this sort of thing.

rei101 · Jan 13, 2013, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by APlotdevice

It's a wonder why so many stores still don't have those concrete pillar guards in front to prevent this sort of thing.

They will now.

Arran · Jan 13, 2013, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rei101

They will now.

And what gorgeous pillars they'll be!

cheezeit · Jan 14, 2013, 12:00 AM

It shall be name iPillars!

ybz90 · Jan 14, 2013, 12:03 AM

That's nuts, I was just there this afternoon.

Arcsylver · Jan 14, 2013, 02:32 PM

This just happened here in Chicagoland.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/l...,5322777.story

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By Carlos Sadovi and Naomi Nix
Tribune reporters
7:59 p.m. CST, January 13, 2013

An elderly person drove a Lincoln Town Car into the Lincoln Park Apple store this evening leaving one person with minor injures, officials said.

Fire Department paramedics were called to the store at 801 W. North Ave. at about 6:30 p.m. this evening, said Chicago Fire Department Spokesman Joseph Roccasalva.

Chicago police were on the scene and investigating the crash, said Chicago News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss. The driver was described as elderly, he said.

The dark-colored sedan drove through the glass walls and made it about four or five feet inside, where it seemed to turn and rested near display cases holding headphones and other accessories, according to witnesses.

There were shards of glass strewn on the ground from the impact, according to witnesses.

Initially people refused treatment in the incident but paramedics were later called back to the scene and took an injured person to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital in good condition, said Roccasalva.

A store employee refused to comment and referred calls from the media to a media representative who did not immediately return calls.

Phillip Chang, 32, was dining at Burger Bar when his friend's six year old son motioned him over to the window to see a car driving into the window of the Apple store.

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"He told us to come see what happened," Chang said.

"I think it was driving too fast," said Jack Dutton, 6, as he sat in Chang's arms.

Chang said the store didn't seem to be crowded at the time of the crash. "The store seemed to be closed already," he said.

The store's website indicated that the store was open until 7 p.m. Sunday.

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cheezeit · Jan 14, 2013, 02:48 PM

Guess there's beginning to have demand for a drive through window

senseless · Jan 14, 2013, 07:34 PM

So, what's the punchline?

Chundles · Jan 14, 2013, 07:52 PM

It's not his fault. He was driving a Lincoln and its called Lincoln Park. That's where you park your Lincoln.

likemyorbs · Jan 14, 2013, 08:03 PM

"Well how was I supposed to know there was a store there?! Back in my day walls were made of brick, not glass!"

fiddlestyx · Jan 14, 2013, 10:02 PM

Its just the old man's first step in robbing the place.

cheezeit · Jan 14, 2013, 10:04 PM

maybe he got tired of the apple vs oranges analogy and said screw apple! oranges FTW!

chown33 · Jan 14, 2013, 11:53 PM

Another victim of iOS Maps?

Tomorrow · Jan 15, 2013, 12:52 PM

It's a sad time we live in when it's easier for the elderly to get a car than to get the help they so desperately need.

rhett7660 · Jan 15, 2013, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by chown33

Another victim of iOS Maps?

Yeah but it got him there..... literally in the store! At least that part worked.

yg17 · Jan 15, 2013, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by rhett7660

Yeah but it got him there..... literally in the store! At least that part worked.

Not if his destination wasn't the Apple Store

OnceYouGoMac · Jan 15, 2013, 04:29 PM

Maybe he knew those tables were part of the One to One training area and he had a grudge against it and felt like driving into it. Sounds daft but that's just my opinion

Oh well, at least the One to One members can go somewhere else or maybe even have lives for a change

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Drewski macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Chicago, IL, USA	Elderly Man Drives into Chicago Apple Store I guess I'll have to reschedule my One-to-One appointment. First in line for iPhone 5s? Please, caption this better than me. I've been working all weekend and I'm beat. I've sat at that table many times for various workshops. At least the driver took out that video display. They always had problems with it during the workshops. Hopefully the new one works better.
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likemyorbs macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ	"Well how was I supposed to know there was a store there?! Back in my day walls were made of brick, not glass!" __________________ "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." ~Steve Jobs
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cheezeit macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010	It shall be name iPillars!
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Jan 14, 2013, 02:48 PM	#8
cheezeit macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010	Guess there's beginning to have demand for a drive through window
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senseless macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, USA	So, what's the punchline?
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Chundles macrumors G4 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: The Gong, Australia	It's not his fault. He was driving a Lincoln and its called Lincoln Park. That's where you park your Lincoln.
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Jan 14, 2013, 10:04 PM	#13
cheezeit macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jul 2010	maybe he got tired of the apple vs oranges analogy and said screw apple! oranges FTW!
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chown33 macrumors 601 Join Date: Aug 2009	Another victim of iOS Maps?
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Tomorrow macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Always a day away	It's a sad time we live in when it's easier for the elderly to get a car than to get the help they so desperately need. __________________ I would scream just to be heard, as if yelling at the stars - I was bleeding just to feel. You would never say a word, kept me reaching in the dark - always something to conceal.
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OnceYouGoMac macrumors 6502 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: In front of my Mac	Maybe he knew those tables were part of the One to One training area and he had a grudge against it and felt like driving into it. Sounds daft but that's just my opinion Oh well, at least the One to One members can go somewhere else or maybe even have lives for a change
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