Driver hit gas instead of brake in fatal Ladue Barnes & Noble crash: Report

LADUE, Mo. – New details are emerging after a car crashed through a window at the Barnes & Noble in Ladue last Friday, leaving one dead and two injured.

According to the Ladue Police Department, the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. at the Ladue Crossing Shopping Center, located in the 8000 block of Ladue Road.

When police arrived at the site, they located two people injured and a 74-year-old woman, who was later pronounced deceased.

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Officials identified the woman as Paula Abboud. Her 75-year-old husband was one of the two victims hospitalized…

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