Employee's car crashes into Morrisville restaurant

Wednesday, August 2, 2017
MORRISVILLE, North Carolina (WTVD) -- A car crashed into the Smithfield's Chicken 'N Bar-B-Q restaurant in Morrisville on Tuesday afternoon, closing the restaurant while authorities investigated it for structural damage.

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A white Hyundai Elantra hit the front of the building at 3578 Davis Drive, just after 3 p.m.



The restaurant manager told ABC11 later that one of his employees hit the gas instead of the brake and crashed into the side of the building.
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The driver went to the hospital, but she should be fine. No one else was hurt.

A Morrisville building inspector checked out the building and declared it safe. The restaurant will be open for business Wednesday.
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