Simi Valley police investigating fatal crash in Target parking lot after car slams into Urbane Cafe restaurant
Simi Valley police are investigating a fatal crash that happened when a car slammed into a restaurant in the Target parking lot on Monday afternoon.
It happened at around 2:30 p.m. in the parking lot on Tierra Rejada Road, according to Simi Valley Police Department officials.
Police said that a 79-year-old Agoura Hills woman was walking on the sidewalk in front of Urbane Cafe when she was "struck by a vehicle which had left the travel lane of the parking lot."
She was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. Her identity has not yet been revealed pending notification of next of kin.
Circumstances leading up to what caused the collision remain under investigation, but police said that there is no evidence to indicate that drugs or alcohol played a factor in the crash.
Five others were injured in the crash, four of whom suffered minor to moderate injuries. Simi Valley PD officers said that the driver, a Thousand Oaks man, was hospitalized with moderate injuries, and that three juvenile occupants of the car suffered minor injuries.
Aerial footage showed what looks to be a white Tesla that appeared to have driven into an outdoor dining area of the restaurant. The vehicle had considerable front-end damage, and the airbags were deployed. Police had blocked off a large portion of the parking lot as their investigation got underway.
This is a developing story. Check back for details.
