Elderly woman drives Subaru through building window in Kelowna

An elderly woman drove through the window of a building in Kelowna today causing significant damage to both the building and her silver Subaru SUV.

The driver was shopping at a Kelowna mall in the 1800 block of Cooper Road today, Nov. 16, and while attempting to park accidentally pressed the accelerator, according to an RCMP media release. RCMP did not identify the building or provide an exact address.

The driver and people inside they building weren't injured.

“This could have easily resulted in injury or worse, we are grateful the only damage was to the vehicle and to the building,”Kelowna media relations officer Const. Mike Della-Paolera said in the release.

The driver was sober and was very remorseful for what occurred, RCMP said. No charges will be laid.

To contact a reporter for this story, email Shannon Ainslie or call 250-819-6089 or email the editor. You can also submit photos, videos or news tips to the newsroom and be entered to win a monthly prize draw.

We welcome your comments and opinions on our stories but play nice. We won't censor or delete comments unless they contain off-topic statements or links, unnecessary vulgarity, false facts, spam or obviously fake profiles. If you have any concerns about what you see in comments, email the editor in the link above.