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Driver plows into Arlington laundromat

By adamg on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 5:26pm
Car into laundromat in Arlington

Arlington Police posted a photo of the aftermath of a driver winding up driving into the Brite White Laundromat at Mass. Ave. and Forest Street this afternoon.

Neighborhoods: 
Arlington
Topics: 
Driving


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Comments

By jmeltzer on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 5:40pm.

The laundromat always wins.

By Don't Panic on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 1:14am.

Car looks totaled.

By jmeltzer on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 7:59am.

Yeah, I'd say it's totaled.

By Ron Newman on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 5:46pm.

 

By anon on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 6:37pm.

Do those machines have wash and wreck cycle? He gave it his "All" but what did he "Gain"? He gets no " Cheer". Time to "Wisk" him away, unless the "Tide" cycles his way. Because he could be in a lot of hot water. Time for me to put a lid on this.

By jmeltzer on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 5:10pm.

just a lot of dreft.

By Ari O on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 6:23pm.

That laundromat should have been wearing neon green.

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 6:53pm.

It most definitely was NOT wearing a helmet, and it might have had earphones in.

By Roman on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 7:05pm.

especially when it does

By baustin on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 12:58pm.

At least the car is wearing a helmet in the photo.

By jmeltzer on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 6:57pm.

in front of that laundromat, to discourage cars from doing what this one did.

Obviously the driver was not paying attention. Mass Ave takes a sharp turn to the left at that intersection.

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 7:07pm.

1. driver headed west decided too late to take the right
2. driver was rolling along westbound when someone pulled out by the Greek Orthodox Church and they took evasive action
3. DWHUA with distraction coming down Mass Ave.

By Roman on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 7:25pm.

all that light does is blink yellow most of the time. I think I've only seen it act like a traffic light once out of four years of living down the road from there and driving by that intersection twice a day every day. But hey...it costs more to buy a traffic light with amber in the third position so why not.

By jmeltzer on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 8:25pm.

It's an always on blinker.

By Lori Meltzer on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 8:43am.

That light is used daily and frequently for students going to the Ottoson Middle school, and for those of us pedestrians who cross the street at other times as well.

By jmeltzer on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 8:21pm.

and keep going in the same direction, you hit the laundry building.

I presume in a day or so we'll find out why they missed it.

By baustin on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 12:57pm.

I'd pay a little extra to for same-day service on getting this ironed out.

By Michael on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 8:11pm.

I hope the driver didn't drop their phone

By RalphM on Mon, 05/13/2019 - 9:51pm.

“Laundromats have got to understand, cars are going to hit you.”

By Matt on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 9:43am.

Thank you for saying "driver" and not "car."

By obfuscation on Tue, 05/14/2019 - 9:57am.

... in order to make it for the last wash of the day.

Also, as a result of the crash, could now have some additional items to launder.