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A shopper at the Safeway in Sharon Heights Shopping Center in Menlo Park took this picture after a car crashed into the grocery store on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Courtesy Joan Kato.
A shopper at the Safeway in Sharon Heights Shopping Center in Menlo Park took this picture after a car crashed into the grocery store on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022. Courtesy Joan Kato.

An employee was injured when a car crashed into the front of the Safeway in Sharon Heights Shopping Center in Melo Park on Wednesday, Dec. 14, police said.

A 26-year-old driver was attempting to pull into a parking spot in front of the Safeway at 325 Sharon Park Dr. around 9:30 a.m. Dec. 14 when she accidentally hit the accelerator, according to Nicole Acker, spokesperson for the Menlo Park Police Department.

The car hit and injured a female Safeway employee who was near the self-checkout area of the store. The driver was uninjured. The employee was treated by medics on-scene for injuries including pain to her neck, back, left leg and arm. The employee was brought to the hospital for evaluation.

It isn’t yet know whether the driver will face any charges. The Safeway is open and operational.

Menlo Park police were called when a driver crashed into the Sharon Heights Safeway store in Menlo Park Dec. 14. Almanac file photo.
Menlo Park police were called when a driver crashed into the Sharon Heights Safeway store in Menlo Park Dec. 14. Almanac file photo.

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Cameron Rebosio joined The Almanac in 2022 as the Menlo Park reporter. She was previously a staff writer at the Daily Californian and an intern at the Palo Alto Weekly. Cameron graduated from the University...

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