"Los Gatos community members raised over $18,000 in three days on GoFundMe to help rebuild a beloved coffee shop after a car crashed into it on Thanksgiving. A driver plowed through the front of Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company around 9 p.m. that Thursday night. The suspect, a 90-year-old Los Gatos man, was accused of driving between 80 and 100 mph."
"He was taken out of his car by the Santa Clara County Fire Department and taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department stated that they suspected alcohol may have been involved in the incident. Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company has been a hub for live music and the community for about 43 years, according to the GoFundMe page set up by Los Gatan publisher Dan Pulcrano, restauranteur Alex Hult, Los Gatos resident Roger Sanford and coffee shop founder Teri Hope with the goal of raising $40,000."
Los Gatos community members raised over $18,000 in three days on GoFundMe to support rebuilding after a car crashed into Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company on Thanksgiving. A 90-year-old Los Gatos man allegedly drove between 80 and 100 mph and plowed through the shop's front around 9 p.m.; he was removed from the vehicle by the Santa Clara County Fire Department and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Police stated they suspected alcohol involvement. Los Gatos Coffee Roasting Company has served as a live-music community hub for about 43 years. Organizers set a $40,000 fundraising goal to assist employees and cover reconstruction costs not covered by insurance. The Town of Los Gatos awarded one-time grants of $5,000 to $12,000 to seven nonprofit organizations.
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