Popular custard & Italian ice shop temporarily closed after car crashes into building

Sav McKee

Another Columbus storefront has faced the same fate as dozens of others in this city.

Rita’s Ice, located at 2116 W. Henderson Rd., posted on their Instagram that their building was hit by a car.. “Hello all, we are temporarily closed due to our building being hit. We are beyond saddened by what happened and apologize for the inconvenience! Hope to see you all soon,” their post reads.

Rita’s is popular for Italian Ice in a variety of unique flavors, as well as their creamy gelato.

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A picture circulating on Imagur shows the extent of the damage:

Photo via Imgur

This is a developing story, and neither the police nor Rita’s have commented on the car accident or when Rita’s will open back up. Stay tuned.

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