Photo:The World Barn
The World Barn
Police in New Hampshire say a man dressed in a Grinch costume was hospitalized after his car crashed into a local business Christmas night.
The car damaged a mailbox, a sign and several lights in the yard in front of The Word Barn, according to police. The business said a honey stand wasalso damagedin the crash.
But the biggest shock came when the driver exited the vehicle. “Imagine our surprise when we raced outside to assist and found…the Grinch!?!” The Word Barn wrote in a post on its Facebook page.
Photos of the scene show the man — dressed head-to-toe as the Grinch — sitting in the front seat of the CRV shortly after the crash.
Police said the Exeter man in the Grinch costume “became distracted near a curve in the road” prior to the crash.
“This was certainly a unique situation,” Police Chief Stephan Poulin said, per the department’s Facebook post.
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The Exeter man was evaluated at the scene before he was transported to Exeter Hospital.
The CRV, which was towed from the scene, sustained “significant” front-end damage as well as a smashed windshield and a broken rear driver’s side window.
“We’re amazed and so very glad no one was hurt,” The Word Barn wrote on Facebook.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing, according to police.
source: people.com
