PHOTOS: Driver ‘wrecks shop’ at Chesterfield auto store, crashing into business

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) -- A driver "wrecked shop" at a Chesterfield County auto store on Monday, crashing through the storefront and causing significant damage.

On Monday, March 16, first responders with both the Chesterfield County Police Department and Chesterfield County Fire and EMS were called to Midlothian Turnpike for report of a car crashing into an O'Reilly Auto Parts store.

Photos from the scene show what looks like a black Jeep Wrangler fully inside the store. Multiple windows were smashed out and store displays appear to have been destroyed. Products can be seen strewn all over the floor.

Scene of a March 16 crash into an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Midlothian Turnpike. (Photos: Chesterfield County Police Department)

Scene of a March 16 crash into an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Midlothian Turnpike. (Photos: Chesterfield County Police Department)

Scene of a March 16 crash into an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Midlothian Turnpike. (Photos: Chesterfield County Police Department)

Scene of a March 16 crash into an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Midlothian Turnpike. (Photos: Chesterfield County Police Department)

Scene of a March 16 crash into an O'Reilly Auto Parts on Midlothian Turnpike. (Photos: Ben Walls/8News)

According to police, the involved driver -- who was picking up food at another business within the same shopping center -- told authorities that their accelerator became stuck, causing the crash.

"This wasn’t the kind of 'drive-through' anyone was expecting," police said.

Thankfully, despite the visible damage to the O'Reilly store, no one was hurt -- "though it definitely gave everyone a scare," per police.