Vehicle Crashes Into Visiting Nurses Thrift Shop in Centralia

Caution tape surrounds a scene at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

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Riverside Fire Authority responds to a scene at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

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Centralia Police and Riverside Fire Authority respond to Visiting Nurses after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the Centralia location Thursday morning.

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Glass is seen shattered at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

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Damaged is accessed at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

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Medical personnel tends to a patient outside Visiting Nurses in downtown Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

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Jacki Jewell, executive director of Visiting Nurses, views damage after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the Centralia location Thursday morning.

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Riverside Fire Authority responds to a scene at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

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A car is seen damaged after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at Visiting Nurses in downtown Centralia on Thursday, May 25.

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Caution tape surrounds a scene at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com

Glass is seen shattered at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com

Caution tape surrounds a scene at Visiting Nurses in Centralia after a vehicle crashed through windows, destroying shelves full of items, at the location Thursday morning.

Jared Wenzelburger / jared@chronline.com

Posted Friday, May 26, 2023 4:06 pm

By The Chronicle staff

The Visiting Nurses thrift shop was forced to close Thursday morning after a vehicle drove into the building off of Pearl Street in Centralia.

Centralia police had not released additional details on the crash as of The Chronicle’s deadline, but the nonprofit announced the structural damage was being assessed on Thursday afternoon.

The Centralia thrift store is closed until further notice as the structural damage is assessed.

The Visiting Nurses thrift store at 435 NW Chehalis Ave. in Chehalis remains open.

This story will be updated when additional information becomes available.

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