Driver crashes car fully into Bend’s Dollar Tree South; no injuries reported

(Update: Adding video, comments from Bend Fire official)

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – A driver crashed her car fully into the Dollar Tree store on Bend’s south end late Tuesday afternoon, but reports from the scene fortunately indicated no injuries occurred.

The crash occurred around 4:10 p.m. on the north side of the store, located on South Highway 97.

Reports from the scene indicated the female driver was able to get out of the car on her own.

After Bend Fire & Rescue checked the building for structural damage, the car was removed and scene turned over to store staff before 5 p.m.

Bend Fire Deputy Fire Marshal Dan Derlacki said there was "damage to the windows and to some displays inside," but the car fortunately not only didn't injure anyone but "missed all the structural components."

"So the building will be closed for a day or two while they get that cleaned up and get the windows replaced," Derlacki said. "But all in all, very, very lucky."

There was no early word on the cause, but there have been past such crashes caused when a driver hit the gas instead of the brake.