Driver crashes through Blackwood cafe and causes significant damage, but no injuries

A car that smashed into Bracegirdle’s at Blackwood caused no injuries – apart from to the cafe’s Father’s Day chocolate stock. Picture: 7 News

Specialty chocolate made for next week’s Father’s Day celebrations were the main victims of a destructive crash caused by a car ploughing through Bracegirdle’s at Blackwood.

A car crashed into Bracegirdle’s Blackwood. Picture: Matt Waldron

Staff at the store were relieved there were no serious injuries in the crash just after 9am Friday at the Main Rd shop, which caused the business significant damage.

Head barista at Bracegirdle’s Blackwood, Luke Uthenwoldt, said the store did not have to close after the crash, which smashed the front windows and door.

Mr Uthenwoldt said the fact no one was injured was ”the main thing”.

“One of our staff members was in the room at the time but she was OK … all the customers and staff were fine,” he said.

“We lost a decent amount of Father's Day chocolate and stock, I feel sorry for our poor chocolatiers who worked hard to make them, they were only delivered a couple of days ago.”

A female driver was being treated by paramedics for minor injuries at the scene.

She did not require hospital treatment.

Mr Uthenwoldt said the driver looked shocked after the crash.

The car caused no injuries but damaged some stock. Picture: 7NEWS

Police and the State Emergency Service attended to assist with boarding up the shop, which remains.

It comes after a driver more than three times over the legal alcohol limit crashed at Munno Para West overnight.

SES on the scene. Picture: 7NEWS

Boarding up the shop after the car had been removed. Picture: 7NEWS

The white Mitsubishi Triton ute was travelling on Stebonheath Rd about 2am Friday when it crashed into a drainpipe on the side of the road and came to a rest in a ditch.

The driver, a local man, 32, blew a blood-alcohol reading of 0.174, more than three times the legal limit of 0.05. 

He was reported for drink driving and driving without due care and lost his licence for a year, to appear in court at a later date.

A drink driver crashed at Munno Para West overnight. Picture: SA Police