MANSFIELD — A 51-year-old Hackettstown man hit the Bottle King store with his Chevy Blazer, went inside, and bought some tequila and then drove away, Mansfield Township police said.

At about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 29, Mansfield police were summoned to the Bottle King and found that damage had been done to the concrete block foundation and wall, police said. The store manager reported that the Chevy Blazer pulled into a parking spot, jumped the curb and sidewalk, and hit the building, causing the building to shake, police said.

The manager told police that the driver then backed the SUV into the spot, entered the store and told employees that “there’s more damage to my vehicle than the building.” He then purchased three mini-bottles of tequila and drove away.

The manager gave police the license plate number of the offending Chevy Blazer, and Hackettstown police were dispatched to the corresponding address on Shelley Drive in Hackettstown. They found the Blazer with front-end damage and spoke with John Mew, the driver, police said.

Mew was charged by the Mansfield police with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, failure to report an accident and careless driving. The penalty for leaving the scene of an accident could be the loss of his license, police said.