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Thursday, March 12, 2009

Car Crashes Into Arbys After Driver Huffs

From MLive in Michigan:

This past Tuesday, a 19 year old woman “lost control of her van and crashed into the dining room of the Spring Lake Arby's.”

The Police Chief said, “investigating officers found a can of computer dusting spray in the van and confronted the driver, who admitted she had just taken a hit of the aerosol while driving.” The article continues “She apparently blacked out and struck the rear end of a car before careening across the lane and crashing through the restaurant.”

“The accident shattered tables and chairs, buckled the west wall of the restaurant and left a gaping hole in the southwest corner of the building. Fortunately, however, no one was injured.

“The restaurant was closed Wednesday as employees cleaned up debris. Restaurant workers said they are hoping to have the restaurant repaired and up and running later this month.”

The Police Chief remarked, "If that restaurant had been filled with people, we potentially could have had looking at many deaths. We got off lucky."

The driver faces a “90-day misdemeanor charges of using an inhalant and reckless driving.”

The piece also recalls another inhalant related fatality in the same area in 2006. A 19 year-old man was found dead in a condominium swimming pool.


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