An elderly Gore woman got the fright of her life when she accidentally reversed her car through a large window into a Gore restaurant yesterday morning.
The woman had planned to park her car in the Gore and Districts Memorial RSA car park while she went to the bank, but inadvertently ended up in the restaurant.
Constable Chris McAnally said it appeared the woman, who was driving an automatic sedan, had her foot on the accelerator instead of the brake, and then put the car into reverse.
The car went backwards for about 10m, crashing through the large window before stopping in the restaurant.
Gore and Districts Memorial RSA bar manager Tanya Kirk had just opened the clubrooms before the crash, which happened about 10.40am.
"There was a loud bang and I thought [RSA manager] Graeme [Soper] had fallen through the roof."
Miss Kirk tended to the elderly woman, encouraging her to stay in the car until emergency services arrived.
"I sat with her and held her hand through the window and got her information. She was fully aware but in shock, and she was really worried about the damage she had done to the building," Miss Kirk said.
Once help arrived, the woman, a member of the RSA, was helped from her car.
She was not injured.
Mr Soper said the damage would be covered by insurance.
The restaurant, with the window boarded up, was open for business last night.
Const McAnally said it was too early to say whether charges would be laid.
