Motorist and passenger injured when car crashes into NSB Walmart

Courtesy photo. A car crashed into the front of the Wal-mart in the NSB Regional Shopping Center on State Road 44 early Tuesday, smacking a concrete section a short distance from the entranceway.

NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- A motorist lost control and struck a support column before grazing the concrete wall of the Walmart in the NSB Regional Shopping Center on State Road 44, just after 11 this morning on a busy Christmas shopping day, fire department officials said.

The motorist and a passenger were transported to Bert Fish Medical Center with non-life threatening injuries. Their names were not released.

The building sustained minor structural damage and a couple of bcycles put out front for display were damaged as well. There were no other reported injuries and no major disruption of shopping was reported beyond the initial shock of the accident, fire department spokesman Randy Wright said.