A new business owner in East Ridge is off to a rocky start.
Jill Wilkinson opened Drool Creations on Ringgold Road across from the Epicurean Restaurant in November.
A couple of weeks ago, someone pried open the back door and stole all her pet grooming tools and supplies.
She got a security system installed after that, and last night the alarm went off at 2:57 a.m.
Ms. Wilkinson hurried to her shop and found a car partially inside.
She was told by police that a 17-year-old boy said he fell asleep at the wheel and whammed into the building. The vehicle was in the building as far as the windshield.
Ms. Wilkinson said the young driver did not bother to apologize. "He was giggling about it," she said.
She said insurance should cover both incidents.
However, she expects she will be out of business for at least a week while the building is put back together.
"I'm just trying to get all my problems out of the way up front," Ms. Wilkinson said.