Two people were transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital this (Friday) morning, after the car they were in crashed into the Atlantic Food Pantry. According to the Atlantic Police Department, a vehicle driven by Dorothy Oliphant, of Atlantic, was legally parked in the 400 block of Poplar Street, when the car pulled away and began to drive north on Poplar. Once in the 300 block of Poplar, Oliphant, for reasons unknown – possibly medical – proceeded to backup south on Poplar Street. The car didn’t stop until it hit the north side wall of 402 Poplar Street. The accident happened at around 9:30-a.m.

Oliphant, and her passenger were injured in the crash. They were transported to CCMH by Medivac Ambulance. Officials say the rear end of the car sustained about $10,000 damage. A dollar of amount of damage to the Food Pantry Building, owned by Tim Kreifels, was not immediately available. A citation is currently pending for Dorothy Oliphant, depending on the outcome of an evaluation.