A woman is in custody after crashing her SUV into a restaurant Thursday evening in Far North Dallas, sending four people to hospitals and injuring multiple others, firefighters say.
A Dallas Fire-Rescue spokesman said crews were called to reports of a major accident involving an SUV that had driven into a restaurant located in the 18200 block of Preston Road.
Multiple customers inside the restaurant, Speranza Ristorante Italiano, were treated for minor injuries, DFR said, while a total of four people were hospitalized. Details on the severity of their injuries were not immediately known.
The restaurant was open for business at the time of the crash, DFR said. Video taken at the scene from Telemundo 39 showed damage to the exterior wall of the building and debris inside the restaurant.
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A woman, later identified as 64-year-old Jan Bennett, was seen being handcuffed and placed into a police cruiser. She was booked into the Dallas County Jail Thursday night on a charge of intoxication assault with a vehicle.
According to police, Bennett was intoxicated when she was behind the wheel.
She remained jailed Friday night with bond set at $25,000. It wasn't immediately clear if she was represented by an attorney.
A Dallas Police spokesman said the investigation is ongoing.
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