The woman hit the side of the CVS Pharmacy on Centre Street in Brockton late Tuesday morning.

BROCKTON — A woman who was parking her SUV struck a building late Tuesday morning, causing structural damage and sending merchandise tumbling to the ground inside.

Police and firefighters responded to CVS Pharmacy, at 355 Centre St., about 11:13 a.m. for a report of a vehicle into a building.


A patrol officer learned that the driver, a 34-year-old Brockton woman, had been attempting to park her vehicle, a Toyota RAV4, when she struck the building.

"Instead of putting her foot on the brakes to park, she inadvertently hit the accelerator," said police spokesman Darren Duarte.

The SUV jumped the curb and struck the side of the building, causing structural damage. The building was left with a gaping hole in the lower brick exterior.

The impact caused shelves inside the store to protrude from the wall and knocked dozens of products onto the floor.

The woman was taken by Brewster Ambulance to Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital with minor injuries, Duarte said.

The driver, who wasn't identified by police, wasn't immediately cited or charged in connection with the crash, which remains under investigation.
