Pictures show the extent of the substantial damage caused to a village shop after a car ploughed into its front entrance on Friday evening.
A Land Rover remained wedged inside the front of the Co-op in Wynyard on Saturday morning as police cordoned off the area.
A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving in relation to the incident.
Police received reports of a car crashing into the shop at around 9:30pm.
The flat above the shop had to be evacuated to ensure the saftey of the occupants, but no one was injured in the incident.
A spokesperson from Cleveland Police said: "A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of driving whilst under the influence of alcohol, after the black Land Rover Defender he was driving collided with the shop front of the Village Stores in Wynyard at around 9.30pm last night.
"Nobody was hurt in the incident, but substantial damage was caused to the shop and occupants of the flats above had to be evacuated.
"The man is currently in police custody."
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