A 76-year-old woman's car jumped a curb and slammed into the front of a Dollar General outside Kenly, damaging the building's exterior wall and narrowly missing a rack of propane tanks parked outside the store. The vehicle did not enter the store, and despite the damage, the retailer kept its doors open for business.
The crash happened at the Dollar General at 11712 NC Highway 42 East, according to JoCo Report. The driver was reportedly leaving the parking lot when she confused the brake and accelerator pedals, causing her car to jump the curb and collide with the building, the outlet reported. The impact damaged the exterior wall.
Propane Tanks Spared By Inches
The vehicle narrowly missed a rack of propane tanks sitting just outside the store, per the same account. The vehicle did not enter the store, and the impact damaged the building's exterior wall.
Johnston County EMS checked the driver at the scene but did not transport her to the hospital, the report noted. The Antioch Fire Department also responded, and a Johnston County building inspector was called in to assess the damage to the structure. The North Carolina State Highway Patrol investigated the accident, and the car was towed from the scene afterward.
Store Stayed Open Through It All
Despite damage to its exterior wall, the Dollar General remained open for business, the report said.
Another Dollar General Crash
An 80-year-old driver also crashed at a Dollar General in Riverside.
A separate crash involved a 16-year-old driver's foot slipping, sending an SUV into a Dollar General DG Market at 1761 Princeton Kenly Road, according to police cited by myfox8.com. No one was hurt in that crash, and the store stayed open afterward. Kenly police did not cite the teen driver, calling the incident an accident, the station reported.
