"A beloved Los Gatos coffee and live music hotspot that's been in the community since 1982 will have to temporarily shut its doors after a car barreled through the front of the business Thursday evening, sending the driver to the hospital. In a post on social media Friday morning, Los Gatos Roasting Co. thanked the community for the support it has received thus far after a black sedan crashed through its doors on 101 W. Main St. around 9 p.m."
"The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department said an investigation is ongoing after a 90-year-old Los Gatos man was extricated from his vehicle by the Santa Clara County Fire Department and transported to the hospital in serious but stable condition. It is suspected alcohol may have played a role in this incident, but all factors are being looked at as part of the ongoing investigation, the police department wrote in a statement."
"In photos and videos posted online, bystanders reported that an elderly man was driving the vehicle at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash. One of Los Gatos' favorite hangouts Coffee Roasting Company, the place that's held so many of our mornings, our music nights, our memories, is temporarily closed after an elderly man came flying down University at what witnesses said was 80100 mph and crashed straight into the building, resident Linda Davis posted in a video documenting the wreckage."
Los Gatos Roasting Co., a coffee and live music venue established in 1982, will temporarily close after a black sedan crashed through its front doors around 9 p.m. The driver, a 90-year-old Los Gatos man, was extricated by Santa Clara County Fire Department and taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. The business was closed and unoccupied at the time, and no other occupants were in the vehicle, so no fatalities or critical injuries were reported. Investigators suspect alcohol may have played a role and are examining all factors. Bystanders reported the vehicle was traveling at high speed before impact. The business thanked the community and expressed optimism about reopening.
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