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Car crashes into Dollar General store in Eddyville

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EDDYVILLE, KY (KFVS) -

A car crashed into a Dollar General store on Thursday in Eddyville, Kentucky.

It happened shortly after 1:30 p.m. at 748 West Fairview Ave.

According to Eddyville police, officers arrived they found  a car partially inside the building. The driver, 86yr old Martha D. Wadlington of Kuttawa, was not injured in the accident.

Wadlington told officers  she accidentally hit the gas instead of the brake when she entered the parking space.

According to the manager of the Dollar Store no one inside the business was hurt at the time of the accident.  There was approximately 12 people in the store at the time.

The Eddyville Police Department was assisted by Lyon County EMS, the Lyon County Sheriff's Office, the Kentucky State Police, and the City of Eddyville Street Department. 

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