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A 1996 Dodge van driven by Naim David Alhermini, 60, of Navarre slammed into the southwest front wall of Pensacola Pools at 3480 Gulf Breeze Parkway on Tuesday, May 6. The driver told investigators the truck's brakes failed. "We thought it was a bomb; it was that loud," store clerk Debbie Welch said. "Thankfully, none of us was working in that area of the store when it happened." Alhermini was ticketed for faulty equipment, and the truck was towed. There were no injuries. Damage to the building was estimated at $5,000.