RENTON, Wash. - A man who passed out while driving crashed into the side of an auto parts store Thursday morning.

Renton police officials said witnesses saw the man lose consciousness just after 11 a.m. And crash through the wall of the Shucks Auto Supply store in the 300 block of Rainier Avenue South.

Investigators said the driver was the owner of the store, but it was not known what caused him to pass out.

The front of the SUV was sticking through wall when police and medics arrived, and the man was taken to a hospital to be checked out.

The SUV hit several other cars before smashing into the wall, but the no one in those vehicles was injured, police said.