A truck slammed into the side of an automotive shop next to Dollar General in Pembroke on Saturday afternoon after the driver lost control, but remarkably neither the driver nor a man working inside the building was injured. Christian County deputies were called to the scene on East Nashville Street at 3:24 p.m.
According to WBKO, the driver lost control of the truck before it struck the side of the shop. The Pembroke Fire Department and Christian County Rescue responded to assist deputies at the scene, the station reported.
No Injuries Despite Impact
Despite the force of a truck hitting the building, both the driver and the man working inside walked away unharmed, per the same report. The extent of damage to the shop has not been detailed.
This is not the first time a vehicle has left the road along that stretch of East Nashville Street. In August 2025, a car crashed into a utility pole near the same Dollar General, an incident Christian County Now reported left a man injured and taken to a hospital in Clarksville, Tennessee. First responders at the time believed a medical episode had caused that crash.
A Pattern Of Crashes In Pembroke
Another single-vehicle crash this year saw a truck collide with the Cornerstone building in Pembroke, a separate structure from the automotive shop hit Saturday. That crash, reported by WKDZ, happened at 7:25 p.m. on a Tuesday night and left the driver, 40-year-old Matthew Ellis, injured and taken to Jennie Stuart Health for treatment. Ellis was later charged with DUI third offense, reckless driving, and first-degree possession of a controlled substance, WKDZ reported.
No information has been released about citations or an investigation tied to Saturday's crash on East Nashville Street.
