A firefighter talks to a woman who crashed her SUV on Wednesday afternoon into the side of Roopers Beverage & Redemption at 545 Minot Ave. The driver was visibly shaken by the incident, according to one witness. Auburn Police Department was not immediately available for further details. Marla Hoffman/Sun Journal
AUBURN — A Poland woman escaped injury Wednesday afternoon when her SUV crashed into Roopers Beverage & Redemption store at 545 Minot Ave.,
Janet Fox, 76, was driving her 2010 Honda CRV when she entered a parking space and it accelerated into the building, Auburn police Sgt. Nathan Westleigh said in an email.
A witness at the scene said Fox appeared to be shaken up but did not appear hurt.
Westleigh confirmed neither Fox nor Roopers employees were injured.
Damage to the building was significant, Westleigh said, but not structural.
A section of the exterior wall of Roopers Beverage & Redemption at 545 Minot Ave. in Auburn is damaged Wednesday afternoon when an SUV struck it. No one was injured, according to Auburn police. Marla Hoffman/Sun Journal
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