SUV Smashes into Hartwell Business Over the Weekend

In Hartwell, Police say an SUV smashed into a local business over the weekend causing thousands of dollars in damage.

According to a report by the Hartwell Sun, it happened Sunday morning at Rockland Mini Storage on Franklin Street.

Police say the vehicle smashed through a small storage building and then forced a trailer into an office building – striking three other trailers on the way.

The driver of the SUV then fled the scene.

Grey Ayers owns Rockland Mini Buildings on Franklin Street.

He said it’s not the first time this has happened at his business.

Ayers estimates the cost to repair his office and other damages to be about $30,000, but he said that doesn’t include the labor required to lift his building back onto its foundation because the crash caused it to shift.