An East Wenatchee retail location has been forced to close for at least the rest of today after a shopper accidentally drove their car through the storefront on Tuesday morning.

The East Wenatchee Police Department says it happened at around 8:05 a.m. when a 75-year-old woman who was parked directly in front of the store hit the accelerator instead of the brake when placing her car into gear and smashed through the store's exterior walls.

Assistant Chief Erik Hampton says the vehicle went about six feet into the store, causing significant damage to the glass windows and metal framing of the storefront, as well as some items inside the business.

The store was still about an hour away from opening for the day when the accident occurred and no one inside was injured, nor was the woman insi

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