Crime & Safety
No Charges Against Driver, 69, Who Crashed Through Cleaners
A 69-year-old Wilmette woman drove through the front windows of Glen Lake Cleaners at 1360 Patriot Blvd. Thursday afternoon. No one was damaged.
Police say there will be no charges filed or tickets issued to the 69-year-old Wilmette woman who crashed her car through the glass windows of Glen Lake Cleaners Thursday afternoon.
The driver was treated and released at the scene, and there were no injuries to her or to anyone inside the business, according to Glenview Police Cmdr. Dave Sostak.
Sostak said he did not have an estimate of the damage to the cleaners, 1360 Patriot Blvd. An employee of the cleaners told Patch they did not have an estimate either as of Friday afternoon.
Earlier: Car Crashes Through Glass Windows of Dry Cleaners On Patriot
The driver told the Glenview Announcements that she was simply trying to pull into a space when she "felt the car accelerate."
"I turned to the right to avoid hitting one, but drove into the dry cleaning store,” she told the Announcements. “I just remember seeing the owner’s face."
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