SUV crashes into busy restaurant in Westchester County, workers, customers narrowly escape unharmed

Friday, November 11, 2022
YORKTOWN HEIGHTS, Westchester County (WABC) -- Surveillance video captured the moment a vehicle crashed through the front of a restaurant in Westchester County on Thursday afternoon.

The restaurant was filled with customers at the time.
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Surveillance video from the Pappous Greek Kitchen on Commerce Street shows an employee sitting in a chair when a Jeep, that had been parked in the lot of a Chase Bank next door, comes crashing through a wall.

Staff members say the driver of the Jeep, an elderly woman, accidentally hit drive instead of reverse to get out of her parking spot.
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No one was not hurt.

Workers say a similar incident occurred last July when a car and careened into the restaurant's rear parking lot.

The Building Department will assess for structural damage. The restaurant and bank are exploring more permanent barriers.

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