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An SUV slammed into the NAPA Auto Parts building at 325 S. Broadway Wednesday afternoon, and took out a telephone pole along the way.<\/p>\n
The driver fled west on foot and was later contacted by the Cortez Police Department, said Lt. Andy Brock.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe driver took the turn too fast, ricocheted off the building then hit it again,\u201d he said. \u201cHe then got out and ran home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The cause of the crash is under investigation, and charges are pending, Brock said. No one was hurt.<\/p>\n
The driver had turned right from South Broadway onto West Fourth Street when he crashed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe heard someone hit the building, and we all ran the other way,\u201d including the shop dog, said an employee inside the store.<\/p>\n
The impact on the north side of the building knocked in an interior wall and toppled a large shelf onto a desk in an office.<\/p>\n
\u201cLuckily no one was in there,\u201d said store owner Jordan Owens. The damage is being assessed, and the store is still open, he said.<\/p>\n
The driver narrowly missed a gas meter outside the building.<\/p>\n
The Cortez Fire Protection District and Southwest Health System ambulance also responded to the scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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