A woman was in custody Wednesday, accused of child endangerment after crashing her vehicle into a Santee dry cleaning store.
Samijo Melfa, 25, was arrested by San Diego County Sheriff’s Deputies just before midnight Tuesday.
Deputies say Melfa’s two-year-old daughter was in the car when Melfa drove over the median on Mission Gorge Road and continued going the wrong way for almost a block.
The car then rolled up onto the sidewalk at Town Center Parkway and entered the Costco parking lot, deputies said.
The car lost a wheel and drove up a small embankment into the back wall of Style Cleaners, officials said.
Significant damage was done to the back wall of the business.
The toddler was in the care of her grandmother who told NBC 7 she was relieved no one was injured.
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"To be quite honest it's a sad situation but it's a wake up call I hope for my daughter because drug addiction and alcohol destroys lives," Joni Atkins said.
Deputies say Melfa was arrested for driving under the influence and booked into the Las Colinas Detention Facility.
