CHICAGO (WLS) — Not less than one particular person was harm when a driver crashed right into a Harold’s Hen restaurant Sunday night on Chicago’s South Facet, in accordance with workers and Chicago police.
The crash occurred in the course of the dinner hour whereas prospects had been inside. The restaurant is positioned close to 103rd Road and South Halsted Road close to Fernwood and Washington Heights.
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The injury to the Harold’s restaurant is in depth after a purple pickup truck crashed into the restaurant’s foyer.
Some prospects ABC7 spoke to described the influence earlier than listening to the screams.
“We had been getting in our automotive and we heard a giant, previous ‘POW!'” witness Nina Davis mentioned. “Individuals hollering, screaming, working.”
The sound was unmistakable.
“We had been each standing proper right here,” witness Robert Davis mentioned. “We simply received our meals after which we went to the again to get within the automotive. Quickly as I received within the automotive, we heard a loud noise. ‘Increase! Increase! Increase!'”
“And, my cousin got here out hollering and screaming as a result of she was working within the again,” Nina mentioned.
And, when Nina and her husband Robert got here again round to look, they discovered the purple pickup truck had crashed into the Harold’s Restaurant.
“I simply thank God as a result of it might’ve been us, you already know?” Robert mentioned. “God is nice.”
In accordance with an worker, there was a buyer who was hit whereas ready contained in the foyer when the truck got here plowing by way of the glass home windows. That buyer was seen being taken to a hospital. Chicago police confirmed one particular person was injured, however their situation unknown presently.
ABC7 has reached out to Chicago police and fireplace officers for extra info.
Workers advised ABC7 this is not the primary time a automobile has crashed into their restaurant, and so they simply fastened the home windows right here after the final crash. They mentioned they’re hoping to be again up and working within the coming days.
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