No injuries after car crashed 'Kool-Aid Man style' into cannabis shop

It was a jarring start to the day for the employees of RC Bud Shop in Harrow on Thursday, when a car drove into the front of the store.

Store manager Jenn Kane says she received a "shocking" call from one of her staff this morning, who immediately told her someone drove into the building.

"We had someone very unexpectedly enter the establishment Kool-Aid Man style," she said. "It was definitely a kind of  a shocking start to the day.

"Then, you know, the panic sets in and 'I got to get there as soon as I can.' Definitely not a phone call that you expect to have first thing in the morning ... a rattling start to the day."

Kane says that thankfully, there were very few people in the store at the time and no one was hurt.

Essex County OPP confirmed the crash happened around 11:15 a.m. Thursday morning.

"What we had is a vehicle that went into a building. There's no signs of impairment from the driver, it was just an older driver that just had a mishap as they're driving."

No criminal charges are pending, and no injuries were reported, Duguay says.

No criminal charges are pending, and no injuries were reported after OPP say a driver crashed into a cannabis shop in Harrow on Thursday, April 4, 2024. (Tony Smyth/X)

Kane says that the store's insurance provider had already visited and they're in the process of cleaning up. Because the car entered the front of the store, there was no damage to the register or the storage facilities.

"We're going to try and get in there and bust our butts, do some dusting and cleaning and be back open for the public tomorrow afternoon," she said.

A car drove into a cannabis shop in Harrow Thursday morning. Police say no injuries were reported and the crash was not a result of impaired driving. (Tony Smyth/X)