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Woman charged with reckless driving after crashing into 6 cars, McDonald’s building

A 57-year-old woman has been charged with reckless driving after she crashed into six parked cars, two poles and the Toano McDonald’s, police say. (Courtesy photo/Benjamin Jemmott)
A 57-year-old woman has been charged with reckless driving after she crashed into six parked cars, two poles and the Toano McDonald’s, police say. (Courtesy photo/Benjamin Jemmott)

A 57-year-old woman has been charged with reckless driving after she crashed into six parked cars, two poles and the Toano McDonald’s building, police say.

Sheila Pless, 57, of Little Plymouth, told police she was driving westbound on Barhamsville Road in Toano around 12:06 p.m. Tuesday when she lost the brakes on her Ford F-150, according to James City County Police spokeswoman Stephanie Williams.

Pless told police she attempted to drive into the median, then turned into the Shell Station at 9201 Barhamsville Road.

When she found she was still unable to stop, she turned around, entered the eastbound lanes of Barhamsville Road, then pulled into the McDonald’s parking lot.

In the McDonald’s parking lot, Pless hit six parked cars, two poles and the McDonald’s building, police said. No one, including Pless, was injured during the incident.

Pless has been charged with reckless driving, Williams said.

The McDonald’s remains open, Williams said.

A 57-year-old woman has been charged with reckless driving after she crashed into six parked cars, two poles and the Toano McDonald’s, police say. (Courtesy photo/Benjamin Jemmott)
A 57-year-old woman has been charged with reckless driving after she crashed into six parked cars, two poles and the Toano McDonald’s, police say. (Courtesy photo/Benjamin Jemmott)
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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