Parking mishap sends car into Middletown Post Office

A woman hit the gas pedal instead of a brake, sending her vehicle Wednesday afternoon crashing into the Middletown Post Office on North Verity Parkway Wednesday afternoon.

No one in the post office was injured, according to firefighters.

The incident happened about 1:45 p.m. when the Subaru drove through the large glass panel along the right side of the post office, stopping inside the area that houses post office boxes, said Middletown Fire Deputy Chief Brian Wright.

The driver, who thought she had her foot on the brake, was not injured. There was no structural damage to the building because the vehicle missed the service desk area.

According to Clayton Castle, city’s communication director, after the glass is cleaned up and the hole is boarded up, the post office “ was expected to reopen mid-day Thursday.

The accident remains under investigation.

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