Car crashes into Fredericton restaurant
One customer was taken with hospital with “minor injuries,” reports Fredericton Police Force, after incident at William’s Seafood on Exhibition Grounds
A person dining at William’s Seafood in Fredericton sustained minor injuries after a car crashed through the wall of the restaurant at the supper hour Monday, police report.
Fredericton Police Force shift supervisor Cpl. Stefan DeCourcey told the Fredericton Independent on Monday evening that police, fire department and ambulance personnel were dispatched to the seafood restaurant on the Exhibition Grounds along Smythe Street at about 5 p.m. Monday after a single-vehicle accident.
The officer said a male driver crashed his car through the wall of the establishment, causing significant property damage.
“A customer received minor injuries,” DeCourcey said, noting that person was taken to the Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital.
When asked if any charges were expected to arise from the incident or what caused the car to crash through the wall, the officer said it was too soon to say.
“The investigation is ongoing,” he said.
William’s Seafood was closed as a result of the incident, and no one was answering the phone at the business Monday evening.
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