Crystal Beach driver charged after crashing into Firehouse Subs

A 76-year-old Crystal Beach woman faces a careless driving charge after she drove her car into the Firehouse Subs restaurant on Garrison Road in Fort Erie on June 29.

The car struck the building at 315 Garrison Road around 3:15 p.m. while customers sat inside, the Niagara Regional Police Service told Fort Erie Radio. Nobody was hurt, and the restaurant has closed with no reopening date.

Police charged the woman with careless driving under Ontario’s Highway Traffic Act, a provincial offence. She was the only person in the vehicle.

Police could not provide a total damage estimate.

The crash rattled more than the restaurant. A woman at the dental office next door wrote on Facebook that the impact shook the whole building.

The restaurant announced its temporary closure in a social media post, apologized to customers and said repairs are underway. Staff said they want to reopen as fast as the fix allows.

The restaurant has set no date to reopen its doors.

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