8 People Injured After Angry Customer Crashes Vehicle into California CarMax Dealership amid Alleged 'Business Dispute'

Mar. 15, 2025

Scene of an Inglewood CarMax dealership where a driver crashed their car into the business on March 8.Photo:NBCLA/YouTube

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Eight people were injured when a driver crashed into a CarMax dealership in the Los Angeles area.

On Saturday, March 8, shortly after 2 p.m. local time, police were dispatched to the Inglewood CarMax location — at the 8600 block of South La Cienega Boulevard — when an apparent customer drove his vehicle into the business, according to bothNBC NewsandThe Los Angeles Times.

Two people were critically injured in the crash, and six others sustained minor injuries, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County Fire Department told theAssociated Press.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department and Inglewood Police Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for further information on Sunday, March 9.

A Google Maps view of the CarMax dealership in Inglewood, Calif.Google Maps

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Toward the end of the clip, the vehicle exits the back of the showroom. NBC News reported, citing police, that the driver’s motive may have been a “business dispute." His identity has not yet been shared.

ATimesemployee present at the dealership during part of the incident claimed that the customer yelled at staff before waving around a metal water bottle and jumping on the roof of a vehicle. Inglewood Police Sgt. Cesar Jurado told the outlet that the driver fled the scene after departing the showroom, drove to the Los Angeles Police Department Recruit Training Center and eventually turned himself in.

CarMax said in aFacebookstatement on March 8 that the driver injured “several employees and customers,” who later received medical care. In a separate statement to NBC News, CarMax added that the suspect “had his vehicle appraised."

source: people.com