June 28, 200917 yr Oops, should have gone to Specsavers! OAP crashes through front of opticians By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 9:58 AM on 27th June 2009 Comments (7) Add to My Stories It could have been a scene from an advert for a new pair of designer glasses. But for one 89-year-old driver, the test of navigating a busy street proved too much after he ploughed through the front of an opticians, causing up to £20,000 worth of damage. The pensioner, who was wearing glasses, mounted the pavement in Seaford, East Sussex, careered through the shop and smashed two display units of designer sunglasses before coming to a halt just in front of three shocked members of staff. In the frame: Firefighters clear rubble and glass from the front of this opticians in Seaford, East Sussex Owner of Sussex Eyecare, Daeron McGee, said: 'He was wearing specs, but I have to say he wasn't one of my customers. 'He said he had a dizzy turn and hit the accelerator instead of the brake. 'He smashed through the window and took out a cabinet of Oakleys and a cabinet of Ray Bans, about 300 pairs in all. 'Our front door is now on its side and the shop front has gone. My staff are all a bit shaken up but accidents happen and nobody was hurt, which is the main thing.' What a spectacle: The car smashed through two displays of designer sunglasses before coming to a halt Hove fire station Commander Tony McCord said: 'The driver appears to have gone right through the window but he walked out unhurt and was checked over by paramedics at the scene.
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