A vehicle drove through a three-story building on North Interstate early Friday, causing extensive damage to a dance studio on the ground floor.

The accident happened about 2:40 a.m., according to Trisha Mead, marketing director for Arciform, a construction company that owns the building on

. She said the vehicle jumped the curb, hit a tree, went through an exterior wall, smashed through another wall before being stopped by a bush outside.

The accident destroyed a dance studio run by

.

Sgt. Pete Simpson, spokesman for Portland police, identified the driver as Brian Robert Downing of Kelso, Wash. Downing was driving a green 2000 Chevy Malibu 4-door.

Downing was taken to Legacy Emanuel Medical Center for treatment of minor injuries, Simpson said. The vehicle has been towed away.

Simpson said the driver has not been booked on any charges.

Arciform crews are working to close the building. Mead estimated that it will cost at least $50,000 to fix the damage.

-- Lynne Terry