A driver was hospitalized and charges are pending after a two-vehicle crash resulted in a car striking an antique store in Antioch for the third time in a few months, police said.
The Antioch Police Department and Antioch Fire Department responded around 11:52 a.m. Friday to Great Lakes Antiques Boutique, 1615 Main Street, for a report of a car into a building.
Antioch Police Department Public Information Officer Charles Smith said a preliminary investigation shows that a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Beach Grove Road.
The vehicle failed to stop at the stop sign and crossed Route 83.
The vehicle entered the parking lot, striking an unoccupied Nissan Rogue SUV, which was parked.
The force of the impact caused the Nissan to hit the building, Smith said.
The offending vehicle, a 2022 Ford Explorer SUV, was driven by Trent Ericksen, 23, of Antioch.
Smith said the Ford continued traveling alongside the building, striking merchandise, after it struck the Nissan.
No one inside the business was injured and the business was open at the time.
Ericksen was transported by ambulance to a local hospital with minor injuries, Smith said.
The crash remains under investigation and charges are pending against Ericksen.
Great Lakes Antiques Boutique said the store sustained damage to the front facade from the crash. “As always, we will dust ourselves off and it will be business as usual. Come shop!”
The crash marks the third time the building has been struck by a vehicle since December.