Police charge woman who crashed car into Athens Kroger

By Joe Johnson

The woman whose car injured several people last week when it crashed into Kroger on Alps Road has been arrested on felony charges,

Lonneshia Shafaye Appling, 40, of Ashley Circle, was booked into the county jail Tuesday afternoon on charges of driving under the influence of drugs, reckless driving, possession of drug-related objects, and causing serious injury with a vehicle.

Classic City News has reached out to the police department for details about the charges.

In the immediate aftermath the December 16th incident police said that Appling had been in her car outside of the supermarket for several minutes before it sudden accelerated and crashed into a self checkout area, where an employee got pinned beneath the vehicle and suffered a fractured skull and broken arm.

Three other victims suffered non life-threatening injuries and were transported to the hospital.

Appling is being held without bail.