Joe Imel/Daily NewsBowling Green Fire Department Sgt. Isaac Anthony clears debris from Riley’s Bakery on Thursday night after a car crashed into the business. A driver was jailed after he lost control of his 2010 Chevy Camaro Super Sport on U.S. 31-W ByPass.

Dan Riley was bantering with customers this morning at Riley’s Bakery – a normal Friday morning happening, except for the fact that part of the business had been pushed in hours earlier by an out-of-control car.

“The police called me at about 11 last night and told me somebody drove through the front of Riley’s,” he said. “I said, ‘you’ve got to be kidding me.’ ”

Fifteen minutes after getting the call, he saw what the Bowling Green Police Department encountered – a 2010 Chevrolet Camaro partially inside his business on U.S. 31-W By-Pass.

Riley said chunks of brick, glass and mortar were strewn about the inside of the store near where the car came to a stop, and a display case containing models of wedding cakes was damaged. He estimated the damage at about $50,000, according to a city police report.

Riley wasn’t sure initially whether the damage would have kept the bakery from opening today, but Riley’s was doing robust business this morning, and Riley credited the police and the Bowling Green Fire Department for helping clear the mess.

As trays of fresh pastries were being laid out behind the counter this morning, Riley reflected on the crash.

“I guess (the driver) felt like I needed a drive-through window and I didn’t have one … I’m thankful that the driver wasn’t hurt, though, that’s the important thing,” Riley said. “Heck, I’m 72, I’ve been through it all … we’ll get it repaired.”

The smashed window was boarded up this morning, and a sizable chunk of brick wall near the front entrance was broken from the building in the crash.

The driver, Jason Ray Parker, 34, 1612 McClintock Court, was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree criminal mischief and driving under the influence, according to a city police arrest report.

The report stated that long skid marks led from Lain Avenue to the site of the crash. The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro crashed through a window on the right side of the building near the front entrance.

Parker allegedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.219; the legal limit for drivers is 0.08.

After being arrested, he allegedly said that he shouldn’t have been driving and apologized. He remains in Warren County Regional Jail without bond.