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Vienna mom Shadi Peikari and her son, Bayan, 13, were in Abbey’s Hallmark in Oakton Shopping Center on Monday, Oct. 29. when an elderly motorist accidentally jumped the curb and smashed through the window of the store in a Cadillac SUV. The car tore through the store, finally stopping at the gift card section in the back of the store.

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Surviving a Real-Life Disaster Film

Vienna mom and her son shopping at Oakton gift store when 87-year-old motorist plows SUV through the store.

What started out as a routine after school trip to the Oakton Library last week turned into a real-life disaster film for one Vienna mom and her son. Monday, Oct. 29, was pleasant fall afternoon, so Shadi Peikari and her son, Bayan, 13, made a last-minute decision to walk to Abbey’s Hallmark store in the Oakton Shopping Center.

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