A woman on her way to work plowed into a northwest suburban strip mall Friday morning, police said.



As the driver pulled into a parking spot outside the State Farm office where she works in Elk Grove Village, her foot got stuck on the gas pedal. Her car slammed into the front of Beardsley's Barber Shop at the corner of Biesterfield and Meacham roads and landed in the center of the store.



State Farm owner Joe Morreale said the woman, a secretary for the location, was excited to get to work because it was supposed to be her graduation day for job training.



Morreale was next door when the crash occurred and said the building shook. He ran outside to find the secretary's car inside the barber shop.



Scott Kennelly, a member of the area's Community Emergency Response Team, was at Dunkin Donuts when he heard the crash. Kennelly grabbed the first aid kit from his car and went to help the woman before an ambulance arrived. She suffered only minor injuries.



No one was in the barbershop at the time of the crash.