NCPD officers arrested a Goose Creek man Saturday after he crashed into a grocery store and fled the scene.

Shortly after 4 p.m., officers were dispatched to B&M Family Grocery on Reynolds Avenue in reference to a hit-and-run collision involving a building. City asset cameras and store surveillance footage showed a vehicle striking the occupied building, causing significant structural damage.

According to police, the driver fled the scene and accelerated unsafely from a stop. Officers reported the suspect drove at an excessive speed along Proctor Street despite wet and icy road conditions caused by freezing rain and snow. The driver also failed to stop at the intersections of Proctor and Ubank Street, as well as Kraft Avenue and Tulip Street.

Surveillance footage and city cameras positively identified the driver as 34-year-old Hector Gonzales Jr. of Goose Creek. Police said Gonzales’ driver’s license was suspended for failure to pay traffic tickets.

Gonzales was charged with reckless driving, driving under suspension (first offense), and leaving the scene of a collision with a fixture. He was taken to the Al Cannon Detention Center. A jail photo was not available at the time of this release.