Phelan, San Bernardino County, CA: A vehicle slammed into a convenience store smashing through the storefront and injuring a child inside the location late Saturday night.

San Bernardino County Fire Department received a report of a traffic collision just after 10:00 p.m., Jan. 21, requiring extrication at the Chevron station located on the 3600 block of Wagon Train Road in the community of Phelan.

Upon arriving on scene, firefighters found a 3-year-old child suffering from minor lacerations due to a vehicle that drove into an occupied convenience store.

San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department reported that the incident is an ongoing investigation but they believe alcohol was a main factor in the collision.

The driver allegedly fled the scene after colliding with the store, and was apprehended not far from the scene after his vehicle broke down.

Jonathan Martin, Video Journalist / KNN

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