FAYETTEVILLE -- What began Friday as a two-car crash on College Avenue ended with one of the vehicles in a coffee shop and at least five people at hospitals.
College Avenue was closed from Maple to North streets while emergency crews cared for the injured and removed the car from Baba Boudan's at 701 N. College Ave.
A maroon Suzuki XL7 crashed into the coffee shop about 11:18 a.m., according to police.
Five people were injured, said Sgt. Anthony Murphy, public information officer for the Police Department.
Murphy said it appeared the two vehicles were northbound when they collided on College.
Skid marks on the pavement stretched from just north of the Trenton Boulevard intersection with College to the front of the coffee shop, a distance of about 180 feet, police said.
Murphy said the driver of the Suzuki, a youth, will be cited for careless driving, no driver's license in possession and inadequate insurance.
The Suzuki demolished a wall and came to a stop inside the shop.
State Desk on 03/25/2019