SHREWSBURY, MASS. (WHDH) – A beloved diner is again in enterprise after a nasty crash on a busy Shrewsbury highway.
Surveillance video exhibits an SUV operating a crimson mild, crash right into a crimson truck, after which again proper into the diner.
Inside, Christina Gonzalez was closing up for the day.
“The entire constructing shook,” mentioned Gonzalez, who’s co-owner of Brody’s Diner. “I used to be like ‘what’s happening?’ I used to be like, ‘why isn’t she stopping, why isn’t she stopping?’ And the entire sudden she’s into the constructing.”
Glass flew in all places. The impression was so sturdy, the cubicles moved.
Regulars had been upset once they heard what occurred.
“We come right here in all probability as soon as every week,” buyer Dale O’Connell mentioned. “I felt so unhealthy, what if any individual was sitting in that spot?”
If somebody was sitting in a single explicit sales space, Gonzalez is aware of it might have been a a lot completely different story.
“My very first thing was, ‘is everyone okay?’ and when it was, I went out to verify on [the driver],” mentioned Gonzalez.
The motive force was okay. Police say she was issued a crimson mild quotation.
Gonzalez’s second thought was that weekend’s Mom’s Day rush.
“Mom’s day is our busiest day of the yr,” mentioned Gonzalez. “Once I noticed every thing, I used to be like, ‘what are we going to do, it’s our busiest weekend of the yr.’”
They had been pressured to shut for 5 days, and she or he’s now hoping the neighborhood will assist them make a comeback.
“We’ve a gaggle of shoppers, about 10 who are available each single day, Monday via Sunday,” mentioned Gonzalez. “I’m very grateful for our prospects, if it wasn’t for them we wouldn’t be right here.”
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