CHATHAM, MASS. (WHDH) - Two people were taken to the hospital after an SUV barreled into a restaurant on Cape Cod Wednesday morning, officials said.
At around 9:22 a.m., a 2017 Subaru Forester crashed through the front of Larry’s PX in Chatham, according to the Chatham Police Department.
A 71-year-old woman from Chatham was driving the car at the time of the crash, police said.
“It was a car that drove right through the parking lot, and then she didn’t stop whatsoever. She just plowed right into the building,” said Tony Zombas, the owner of the Ship Ahoy Plaza shopping center.
Police arrived on scene and tried to free a waitress who was pinned between the car and a wall. Firefighters then arrived and used equipment to extricate her, according to Deputy Chief Ryan Clarke, of the Chatham Fire Department.
The waitress and a customer were taken to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries, according to police.
Chatham’s building commissioner said the structure will not have to be torn down, as it remains structurally sound. The restaurant was boarded up by 4 p.m.
The crash remains under investigation. Police said they will be reviewing security video from the restaurant and nearby businesses as they investigate.
“There’s a camera at the liquor store. He says he’s checked it, but he couldn’t get anything out of it,” Zombas said.
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