A Racine woman is facing four charges after a claimed failure in her footwear causes her vehicle to strike a gas station building in Yorkville August 4, 2019.
The Racine County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy on routine patrol was passing in the Petro parking lot on Sylvania Avenue when they noticed a silver BMW sedan parked over the sidewalk and went through the exterior wall into the commercial driver’s lounge area of the truck stop.
The deputy called for assistance, assuming they had arrived only second after the accident occurred. The building suffered significant damage where the vehicle went through, and that the BMW’s airbags were deployed. No one was injured.
The only person inside the vehicle was a 47-year-old Racine woman. She reportedly told investigators she was going to park her vehicle when her sandal became stuck on the gas pedal, causing the vehicle to drive through the wall of the gas station.
The deputy conducted a field sobriety test on the driver, finding her to have a blood alcohol level of 0.21. That is more than twice the legal limit. She was arrested for her 2nd OWI, and will also possibly face charges for operating with a revoked license, reckless driving, and operating with a PAC, second offense.
