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21-year-old driver will be charged in crash into Cranberry restaurant

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A car driven by a woman who is suspected of driving under the influence crashed through the front of a restaurant late Tuesday night in Cranberry Township, police said.

The car slammed into Jimmy Wan’s on Route 228 shortly after 11:30 p.m.

>>PHOTOS: Car crashes through front of Jimmy Wan’s restaurant in Cranberry Township

Video from a Channel 11 News viewer shows the car being put in reverse by the driver after the crash, dragging debris and car parts as it was backed out.

Charges are pending against the 21-year-old driver, who is from Florida, police said.

Damage to the restaurant is extensive. The car hit the front desk where a host would normally be. Glass was shattered and a wall was badly damaged.

The owner said there’s about $100,000 in damage.

No one was inside the restaurant and no one was hurt in the crash, officials said.

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