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Driver crashes car in salon, dentist office in New Port Richey

The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — A driver is recovering after crashing her Mercedes SUV into two New Port Richey storefronts.

It happened just after 6 a.m. Tuesday on Rowan Road at State Road 54. 

A 36-year-old Port Richey woman was driving southbound on Rowan Road when she missed a curve in the lane, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Her car crossed over the median and into the northbound lanes of the road before hitting a wooden utility pole.

The car continued into an unoccupied building on the side of the road, crashing into Talia's Salon Spot and Orange Grove Dental Care. 

The driver suffered non-life-threatening injuries. FHP said it's not clear what led her to miss the curve in the road.

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