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Perpetrator of Kroger car crash charged

Yellow police tape blocks off the self-checkout area inside a grocery store, with several registers and aisles closed to customers.
Lara Dua-Swartz
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WUGA
Damage from the car crash at the Alps Road Kroger.

The driver of the car that crashed into the Alps Kroger earlier this month has been charged.

Earlier this month, a driver crashed into the Kroger grocery store on Alps Road. The driver was identified as 40-year old Lonneshia Appling.

According to Athens-Clarke County arrest records, Appling faces one felony charge of serious injury by vehicle. She also faces three misdemeanor charges for driving under the influence, reckless driving, and possession of drug-related objects.

Appling has a history of arrests across Georgia counties, dating back to the mid-2000’s. In that time, she faced misdemeanor cases involving shoplifting, criminal trespass, and reckless driving.

The crash left five people injured, including a Kroger employee.

Dani Garcia-Pozo works as a part-time producer-reporter with WUGA. He has recently graduated from the University of Georgia, with degrees in both English and Entertainment & Media Studies. He has previously worked as a podcast producer, sound editor, and production assistant in the Atlanta film industry.