Truck hits building on Oxford Square

Published 8:56 am Monday, February 27, 2017

By Bruce Newman

Lewis Herrington walks through the front of jcg apparel in Oxford, Miss. on Monday, February 27, 2017. According to the Oxford Police Department, the driver of a truck suffered a medical episode and crashed into the building around 5:30 a.m. The driver, heading westbound on Jackson Avenue, went between two crape myrtles on the Square, knocking over an electric box. It then struck a support to an overhang at Oxford Grillehouse and a parking meter before crashing into the corner of the restaurant and jcg apparel. It bounced off the building, knocking over a light pole and another parking meter before coming to rest against a support for the balcony at Wilson Law Firm above Ajax Diner.

A building on the Oxford Square was struck and damaged Monday by a vehicle out of control.

The driver of a truck suffered a medical episode and crashed into the building around 5:30 a.m., according to the Oxford Police Department.

The driver, heading westbound on Jackson Avenue, went between two crape myrtles on the Square, knocking over an electric box.

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It then struck a support to an overhang at Oxford Grillehouse and a parking meter before crashing into the corner of the restaurant and jcg apparel.

The truck then bounced off the building, knocking over a light pole and another parking meter before coming to rest against a support for the balcony at Wilson Law Firm above Ajax Diner.

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