Car crashes into Merrick Avenue storefront

No injuries, store employee said

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A car hopped over the sidewalk in the parking lot of the strip mall near the intersection of Merrick Avenue and Bellmore avenues on Wednesday morning, and smashed into the front of East Meadow Cleaners.

The accident occurred at around 8:30 a.m., according to a a witness at the scene, who said the driver was "shaken up," but uninjured. Nassau County police and the East Meadow Fire Department responded to the scene.

An employee of East Meadow Cleaners told the Herald he was at the back of the store when the accident happened. The front entrance of the store is damaged, he said, but nobody was injured.