Last Friday night, a pickup truck crashed into the Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, Vt., damaging one of the entrances. The Manchester Journal reported the vehicle was traveling at an estimated 60 miles per hour at the time of the crash. At the roundabout in front of the bookstore, the driver failed to negotiate the turn and slammed into the bookstore front, not far from the entrance nearest the parking lot. No injuries were reported in the store, which was closed for the day.
The vehicle's driver, who injured himself and two passengers, was charged with driving under the influence, grossly negligent operation of a vehicle, and leaving the scene of a crash. K-9 Officer Benjamin Doucette said that shortly before the crash, the vehicle's occupants had attempted to enter a local restaurant, but were denied service. While exiting the parking lot there, the vehicle struck at least one car, then continued north on Main Street at a high rate of speed before hitting the bookstore.
The Northshire Bookstore is open and customers are being asked to use the Bonnet Street entrance or enter through the Colburn Cafe.