Two people are injured after a vehicle crashed into a store in Bridgeport late Tuesday night.
Police said a 2003 Chevy Trailblazer crashed into Tony's Smoke Shop on Main Street shortly around 10:38 p.m.
Bridgeport officials said the driver, a 23-year-old Seymour man, was speeding when he lost control of his vehicle, crossed Main Street into the northbound lane, went off the road and hit the shop.
Tony’s Smoke Shop was closed at the time of the crash.
The Bridgeport Fire Department extricated the two people in the vehicle, the driver and passenger who was in the front seat, and both were transported to St Vincent's Hospital.
The driver’s injuries are not life-threatening. The passenger, a 23-year-old Stratford man, is listed in critical condition, according to police.
A structural engineer was called to the scene to survey the extent of the damage.
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The Bridgeport Police Department Crash Reconstruction Team was called to investigate.
Anyone with additional information about the crash is asked to contact the Bridgeport Police Department's Traffic Division (Officer Aaron Rivera) at 203-576-7640.
