SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – An SUV struck a Springfield convenience store this afternoon after a driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake while attempting to park.
The crash occurred after 1 p.m. at the Star Mart along West Chestnut Expressway on Wednesday. No injuries were reported, but the impact bent a front pillar on the building.
Police said the driver accelerated into the building while trying to park. City inspectors responded to the scene to assess the building’s structural integrity…