The driver stayed at the scene and showed no signs of intoxication, according to authorities
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- A driver who was trying to park when he crashed into the entrance of a bakery in Texas on June 30, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office
- An employee, identified by authorities as Zion Branch, 19, died after being struck
- “We are cooperating fully with local authorities as they continue their investigation,” Nothing Bundt Cakes said in a statement
A 19-year-old female employee died after a car crashed into the entrance of the Texas bakery where she worked, authorities said.
The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 30, around 3:11 p.m. local time, at Nothing Bundt Cakes on 19250 W Lake Houston Parkway in Atascocita, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) wrote in an email to PEOPLE.
Authorities said the 77-year-old driver was making a right turn to park outside when his foot “slipped off the brake, and pushed his accelerator.” The front end of the driver’s car then struck the entrance of the bakery…