At least one person was hurt when a driver crashed into a Harold’s Chicken restaurant Sunday evening on Chicago’s South Side, according to staff and Chicago police.
The crash happened during the dinner hour while customers were inside. The restaurant is located near 103rd Street and South Halsted Street near Fernwood and Washington Heights.
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The damage to the Harold’s restaurant is extensive after a red pickup truck crashed into the restaurant’s lobby.
Some customers ABC7 spoke to described the impact before hearing the screams.
“We were getting in our car and we heard a big, old ‘POW!'” witness Nina Davis said. “People hollering, screaming, running.”
The sound was unmistakable.
“We were both standing right here,” witness Robert Davis said. “We just got our food and then we went to the back to get in the car. Soon as I got in the car, we heard a loud noise. ‘Boom! Boom! Boom!'”
“And, my cousin came out hollering and screaming because she was working in the back,” Nina said.