JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind. (WDRB) -- Police in Jeffersonville are investigating after an underaged driver crashed a stolen SUV into a thrift store in the city's downtown area Tuesday morning.
It happened around 9 a.m. That's when a white SUV slammed into a traffic light, sending it crashing to the ground, before hitting the Purr-fect Treasures Thrift Store at 146 Spring Street. The front of the SUV partially entered the building and shattered a glass window.
Video courtesy Animal Protection Association and the Purr-Fect Treasures Thrift Store in Jeffersonville, Indiana. Sept. 22, 2020Â
Police in Shelbyville, Kentucky, told WDRB that an officer tried to stop a car on Interstate 64 that was reported stolen. The car didn't stop. Authorities now confirm that it was a 14-year-old behind the wheel.Â
A Jeffersonville Police officer said the traffic light was destroyed, but no injuries were reported.Â
There's no word what caused the crash.Â
The thrift store is affiliated with the Animal Protection Association, a no-kill shelter for cats and kittens in Jeffersonville. It accepts donated items that it resells to help find homes for the animals.
"The height of the pandemic hurt us. We're trying to get back on our feet, and then boom today happens," said APA's spokeswoman. "It's hard to keep rolling, but we're going to make it."
Purr-fect Treasures hopes to be back open by Saturday.
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