Crime & Safety
Drunken Driver Hits Car, Crashes Into Mentor Storefront: Police
A 27-year-old woman was leaving Great Lakes Mall when she ignored a red light and hit a car, police said. Her 7-year-old son was in the car.
MENTOR, OH — A driver hit a car and then drove into an empty storefront on Mentor Avenue on Sunday afternoon, Mentor police announced.
At approximately 3 p.m., a 27-year-old woman, with her son in her car, was driving away from Great Lakes Mall. As she approached Mentor Avenue, she ignored a red light, drove onto the road and hit a car, police said.
According to a police spokesperson, after the collision, the 27-year-old continued driving north and crashed into the vacant Pier One building at 7777 Mentor Ave.
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The 27-year-old's son, a 7-year-old boy from Perry, was taken to Lake West Medical Center with minor injuries, police said.
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The woman faces charges of operating a vehicle impaired, ignoring a red light, driving with a suspended license, endangering children and more, police said.
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