Speeding driver arrested after losing control on Peachtree Street, plowing into bridal shop

ATLANTA — Police say a speeding driver crashed into a building on Peachtree Street in Midtown early Saturday morning.

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Police said the crash happened around 1:25 a.m. on Peachtree Street near the I-85 bridge. Police said a driver lost control and hit a tree and then plowed into a bridal shop.

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Video from the scene showed the car inside Britt Wood Designs, which is in the Invesco building next door to the WSB-TV studios.

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Police said the driver had minor injuries. The driver, who has not been identified, was arrested for driving on a suspended license and driving too fast for conditions.

The investigation is ongoing.

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