Ankeny business in shambles after car crashes through storefront [Video]

ANKENY, Iowa — It’s every small business owner’s worst nightmare, and for Ryan Martin, it became a reality after a driver crashed into his storefront during business hours Sunday afternoon.

“I was in shock, and just thankful that no one was hurt,” said Martin.

What used to be tables of shoes and an entire wall display, it’s now all ruined — and during the store’s busiest time of year.

“Everybody’s getting shoes for back to school and, I don’t know, its an unfortunate deal, this is our busiest time of the year probably and now we’re going to be shut down for a while,” said Martin.

Martin has run this location of Fit To Be Tied Shoes for six years and says an accident like this is a first.

“A gentleman peered off Oralabor and came through the grass and managed to miss both pillars and came through the window and proceeded back to the far room there and took out …