1 hurt when car crashes into Subway restaurant

SHALER TOWNSHIP, Pa. — One person was hurt Wednesday afternoon when an SUV crashed into a Shaler restaurant, police said.

Emergency personnel were called to the Subway restaurant in Mount Royal Plaza just before noon for a report of a vehicle into the restaurant.

The red SUV crashed all the way into the restaurant, resting up against the front counter.

"We heard this loud rumbling and we thought it was the speakers," said employee Charles Lutz. "Well, next thing you know, the wall's coming towards us and I push her out the way."

Lutz and coworker Sarah Waller were prepping sandwiches for the day in the kitchen when the crash happened.

"I thought it was like a tornado or something," Waller said. "I didn't know what was going on! It was scary."

A customer inside the restaurant was injured by debris and taken to a hospital for treatment. The driver and passenger in the vehicle were not injured.

Firefighters pulled the SUV from the restaurant and searched several boxes that were inside.

"Didn't know what was going on," Lutz said. "I just ... my adrenaline was up. Just wanted to make sure everybody was safe, the driver was safe."

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According to police, the building inspector found no structural damage to the building, but there was no indication on when the restaurant will re-open.

The cause of the crash remains under investigation, but police said they don't expect to file criminal charges.

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