Driver charged after woman injured as car ploughed through Goolwa’s Live N Let Pie bakery window

The woman behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a bakery at an SA holiday hot spot has been charged, as the trader celebrates its reopening.

The woman behind the wheel of a car that smashed into a popular Goolwa bakery last month has been charged.

On Sunday, October 27, a car ploughed through the front of the Live ‘N’ Let Pie bakery while staff and customers were going about their normal morning business.

Several people were inside the bakery at the time, including a 62-year-old female customer who was injured in the crash, SA Police said.

She was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

A car ploughed through the front of the Live ‘N’ Let Pie bakery. Picture: SA Police

The bakery was forced to shut for almost three weeks. Picture: SA Police

On Monday, November 18, the driver – a 69-year-old Goolwa woman – was reported for driving without due care.

Emergency services had rushed to the popular bakery on Hutchinson St at Goolwa at about 11am, after the car veered off the road and slammed into the building.

State Emergency Service crews went to the scene and helped to shore up the structure, while the car was towed away.

The bakery was forced to shut, however, reopened its doors after almost three weeks out of action on Saturday, November 16.

On Monday, November 18, a 69-year-old Goolwa woman was reported for driving without due care. Picture: SA Police

Live ‘N’ Let Pie took to social media to celebrate its reopening and to thank customers for their support.

“To all the well wishers, hard working tradies, our wonderful suppliers and especially our staff that helped us get everything put back together,” the post said.