Car Crashes Through Sprint Store; Couldn't Wait For The Palm Pre

[themoonisdown09]

Chicago, IL -- An elderly woman apparently couldn't wait to get her Palm Pre from a Calumet Park cell phone store. She only suffered a few scratches, but the store didn't fare so well.

The woman drove her car right into the store, smashing the front windows and stopping completely inside. Employees Jesus Leal Jr. and Rich Kelly were inside when they got the surprise of their lives (watch the video at left to see what we mean).

"It was a complete shock ... they helped her out of the car and 30 seconds later police and fire dept got all here," Kelly said.

"The best way I can put it is when you’re watching a movie and you see a car go through a display, it’s everything’s in slow motion. You didn’t look, you just see glass shattered everywhere," Leal said.

The store, at 12842 S. Ashland Ave., is getting ready to release the new Palm Pre on Saturday. They said they'll clean up and hope to be able to reopen by 8 a.m.

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Engadget posted the store's security footage of the car crashing.

My guess is that she is an iPhone lover and wanted to disrupt Palm Pre sales. Also, who would have thought that Jesus was the one selling Palm Pres?

 

[jmann]

Poor old lady.

 

[ziggyonice]

My guess is that she is an iPhone lover and wanted to disrupt Palm Pre sales.

Officials did not comment on the woman's "iPhone Forever!" tattoo etched into her shoulder.

 

[themoonisdown09]

Sad part is, she probably ran over a couple people that were camping out to buy the Pre.

 

[PlaceofDis]

Sad part is, she probably ran over a couple people that were camping out to buy the Pre.

if you read the engadget write-up, it says no one was hurt, and looking at the video that appears to be true. and i doubt this had anything to do with any phones and is just coincidence. an unfortunate accident to be sure, but cars going through store-fronts is actually kinda common.

 

[themoonisdown09]

and i doubt this had anything to do with any phones and is just coincidence. an unfortunate accident to be sure...

What? No way... this has to be about the Palm Pre. I'm dead set on that. Also, even though Engadget said that no one was hurt, that can't be true. I'm sure that someone had to be ran over.