Car crashes into Washington business
Workers repair the damaged caused Friday morning when a hit-and-run driver struck the front of Rhodes Carpet on South Main Street in Washington.
Rhodes Carpet, a longtime business in Washington, suffered extensive damage to its storefront Thursday morning when a driver crashed into the building and fled.
A photo from surveillance footage provided by Rhodes Carpet shows a dark, four-door sedan just before a vehicle crashed into the building located at 408 S. Main St. in Washington.
Washington police responded when a vehicle crashed into Rhodes Carpet at 408 S. Main St. in Washington about 8:15 a.m. Friday. Owner Ken Rhodes said he was upstairs and heard a crash but did not see the vehicle or the driver, who fled.
Surveillance video from a camera on the side of the Rhodes carpet building shows a dark, four-door sedan, possibly a Ford or Chrysler, just before the crash. The driver was turning on to South Main Street from East Prospect Avenue before driving into the storefront.