Overview
- Officers responded around 11:20 p.m. Thursday to the 2600 block of Santa Monica Boulevard near Princeton Street.
- The ground-floor business was unoccupied, and the family in the upstairs apartment reported no injuries.
- Police said the orange BMW was traveling westbound when it hit the storefront and its airbags deployed.
- The driver was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, and investigators have not yet determined the cause or whether impairment was involved.
- Crews closed two blocks of Santa Monica Boulevard as the wrecked car was towed, and building-safety inspectors are expected to evaluate the structure.