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Car crashes into Tampa dealership

A vehicle that crashed into an auto dealership in Tampa comes to rest against a utility pole.
A vehicle that crashed into an auto dealership in Tampa comes to rest against a utility pole. Bay News 9

A car crashed into a Tampa automobile dealership lot early Sunday morning.

Officials said around 5 a.m., a car traveling west on West Columbus Drive hit a silver Mercedes at the Dale Mabry intersection and kept on going, crashing into the Jerry Ulm Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram dealership.

Authorities said the vehicle took out a red-light camera and damaged three trucks in the dealership parking lot.

No injuries were reported.

The eastbound turn lane on Columbus, turning south into Dale Mabry was blocked off for a short time during the investigation. The driver of the vehicle did not flee the scene, police said.

This story was originally published June 11, 2017 at 9:58 AM with the headline "Car crashes into Tampa dealership."

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