FORT MYERS, Fla. — On Friday, a car drove into a Fort Myers building on Fowler Street near Edison Avenue.
According to the Fort Myers Police Department, a female driver accidentally accelerated her car instead of using the break pedal - driving into and damaging two business' units: At Home Auto Glass & El Patio Barbershop.
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A manager at At Home Auto Glass estimates the damage will cost upwards of $60,000.
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However, he says he's lucky.
See why here:
"I could've been right here": Fort Myers manager says he's lucky after car slams into business
We also spoke to a manager of El Patio Barbershop, Evan Graves.
"I got a rough estimate from a building contractor. He says it will be around $60 - 75,000 to fix," Graves says.
The driver was transported to a local hospital.