Drive-thru: Wild video shows out-of-control car launch into Wendy’s
Guess fast food does really cause you to “crash.”
A New Jersey motorist redefined “drive-thru” after they lost control of their car Monday, causing it to sail through the air and crash into a Wendy’s, as seen in this wild police video.
“Crash Video shows Monday’s accident at @Wendys where a vehicle launched over a berm into the restaurant,” tweeted the South Brunswick Police along with the clip of the action movie-esque incident.
The freak accident occurred around 1 p.m. while a Toyota Corolla was driving southbound on Route 130 near Melrich Road, Fox 8 reported. All of sudden, the vehicle went off the road and hit a berm at the hamburger joint, which launched it into the air.
The accompanying footage shows the vehicle sailing across the parking lot as if flung by a medieval catapult, before landing on top of an Audi waiting in line for the drive-thru. The clip then cuts to another angle that shows the out-of-control car plowing into the outdoor seating area, narrowly missing a family of diners. The impact was such that it shattered the restaurant’s windows, sending shards of glass hurtling through the fast-food stop’s interior, Fox reported.
It remains unclear what caused the motorist to lose control; however, investigators believe he may have suffered a medical mishap preceding the crash.
Thankfully, despite the fact that the Wendy’s was packed with diners, no one was seriously injured in the wild incident.
The Monmouth Junction Fire Department arrived at the scene, whereupon they were forced to right the Toyota before extracting the driver, who was subsequently taken to the hospital in stable condition.
The child in the Audi that was struck was also rushed to the hospital as a precaution after he complained of pain following the accident.
“This is nothing short of a miracle that no one was seriously injured or killed in this crash,” South Brunswick Police Chief Raymond Hayducka said in a statement.
The Wendy’s outlet, meanwhile, was “damaged to the point it can’t be used,” with the South Brunswick Building department ruling that it needed to be shuttered pending a detailed examination.