LEXINGTON, S.C. — A Lexington business owner is picking up the pieces of her frame shop after a vehicle crashed into the building Wednesday morning.
Kelly Chaffins, the owner of Custom Framer, spoke with "News19 This Morning" in the hours following the crash.
"I got the call at a little after 4, that there'd been an accident, a car in the shop," said Chaffins. "I just live down the road, so I got in my car, came down and looked at everything."
Lexington Police posted on social media around 5 a.m. about a car crashing into a building, closing part of North Lake Drive and North Church Drive for about 45 minutes.
Police said an intoxicated driver crashed into the building. The 19-year-old driver was taken to the hospital and will be charged with driving under the influence.
Chaffins said her current goal is to be operational during the holiday season.
"Going through my mind, it's right at Christmas time, and this should be my busy time, so just getting things cleaned up and back to where I can have my customers get in here and get my work done for them," said Chaffins.
Chaffins is hoping to complete the cleanup by this weekend.
"I hope to get everything cleaned up probably by this weekend. Get everything boarded up, I know it is going to start getting cold out," said Chaffins. "It'll probably take awhile to get back on track, but God is with me, and we will get through this, and I have a lot of friends that will help me."