ST. LOUIS — The two people who died after their Jeep Grand Cherokee crashed into a south St. Louis Schnucks late last month have been identified.
Police said 77-year-old David Stripe was behind the wheel and 67-year-old Cathy Henry was the passenger inside the Jeep when it crashed into the store at around 3 p.m. on Jan. 28.
A report came in around 3 p.m. of a crash with injuries at the grocery store in the Loughborough Commons shopping center.
Investigators said Stripe and Henry were driving through the store parking lot at a slow speed in a Jeep Grand Cherokee. Suddenly, the Jeep accelerated towards the building and hit a concrete pillar.
When first responders arrived, they discovered an SUV had driven through the glass doors to the grocery carts at the north corner of the entrance doors and landed on its right side.
Glass and pieces of plastic were scattered on the ground nearby.
In a statement, Schnucks said no customers or employees were injured and that the store would remain open for business.
Police and fire crews blocked off the area for several hours while the crash was investigated. Late Friday night, the area where the crash happened was covered with plywood.