Car crash woes continue to wreak havoc at a local hobby shop in Washington Township.

Tailspin Hobbies, a full-service hobby shop at 4498 Route 66, was severely damaged about 10 p.m. Tuesday when a taxi, owned by CCC&P Transportation, careened into the business and left a gaping hole.

It’s the second time in five years that a car crashed in the building.

In 2019, a woman was injured when two cars crashed near the corner of Route 66 and Route 356, sending one of the cars into Tailspin Hobbies.

Tuesday’s wreck appears to have been caused by a medical emergency suffered by the driver, a 58-year-old man from Youngwood, according to police.

The man, whose name was not released, was sent to an area hospital in stable condition, according to Washington Township police Chief Scott Slagle.

The man was traveling alone in his car, a Kia Sol, the chief said. No charges will be filed.

Father-and-son co-owners Ray and Cameron Suhadolnik had left their shop about an hour before hearing about the crash.

“It couldn’t come at a worse time, right before the holiday season,” said Cameron, 21.

The impact and subsequent damage caused by the vehicle — which was traveling an estimated 60 mph at impact — smashed both of the store’s computers to bits.

“The whole wall will likely need to be replaced,” Ray Suhadolnik said. “But we don’t know yet. We hope to open up by Thanksgiving, but who knows. We will rebuild.”

The business does have insurance.

Slagle said that on Tuesday night several motorists called 911 to report the crash, but one of his officers on patrol came upon the scene before the 911 calls came in.

An update on the driver’s condition was not available Wednesday, and an employee of CCC&P Transportation, based in Youngwood, declined to comment.

Tailspin Hobbies posted on Facebook about the crash and ongoing cleanup efforts that continued into the wee hours Wednesday morning. The Suhadolniks stayed until almost 4 a.m. cleaning up debris.

The entire length of the wall had multiple glass display cases, and all destroyed on impact.

The hole has been temporarily covered by wood, by the landlord, Jason Incorporated.

Large piles of damaged contents, littered with shattered glass, remained outside the business Wednesday.

Tailspin Hobbies opened at its current location in 2017. It sells and repairs remote-control airplanes, cars, trucks and trains.

“That intersection has been bad forever,” Slagle said.

Cameron Suhadolnik said they can’t build any sort of barrier wall because the land along the roadside is owned by PennDOT.

“We’re just happy nobody was here when the crash happened,” Ray Suhadolnik said. “I was just snoozing off when I heard. I thought, ‘Not again.’ ”

Murrysville Medic 1 and volunteer fire departments from Oklahoma Borough and Washington Township assisted at the scene.

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