Information from WYSH Radio

In case you have passed by the Dollar General Store on Clinch Avenue in the past week and have wondered why part of the building has been boarded up, it is because last weekend, someone accidentally crashed into the side of the store.

The incident occurred Saturday afternoon at around 1:30 p.m., when Betty Overton, 79, pulled into the parking lot and attempted to pull into an unoccupied parking spot. While doing so, her car struck a parked vehicle and kept going, slamming into the side of the building and creating a large hole.

Several shelves inside the store were knocked over and merchandise damaged, but no injuries were reported even though one woman who left the store before officers arrived was reportedly pinned in between two of the shelving units. No citations were issued in connection with the accident.