Six injured after car crashes into Bloomfield Twp. restaurant

By Charles Ramirez, MediaNews Group

Six folks have been injured Thursday after a automobile crashed right into a Bloomfield Township restaurant, police mentioned.

The constructing, which is situated in a shopping mall, will stay closed till repairs are made and officers can decide its structural soundness, in accordance with authorities.

Authorities say the crash occurred on Telegraph Highway north of Lengthy Lake Highway round 1:40 p.m.

Bloomfield Township police mentioned a automobile pushed by a 77-year-old Bloomfield Hills lady crashed into the storefront of Thai Style to Go.

Law enforcement officials and firefighters have been referred to as to the enterprise, they mentioned. 5 folks have been taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening accidents, investigators mentioned. One other particular person was handled and launched on the scene.

“We’re grateful that the accidents sustained weren’t life-threatening, and we recognize the short coordination between police and hearth departments,” Bloomfield Township Police Chief James Gallagher mentioned in an announcement. “We wish to thank the witnesses who assisted on the scene and the West Bloomfield Township Fireplace Division for his or her help.”

Detectives proceed to analyze the reason for the crash and ask anybody with details about the incident to name Bloomfield Township Police at (248) 433-7755.

The restaurant’s telephone quantity didn’t work Friday and the house owners didn’t reply to an emailed request for remark.

Officers have responded to different incidents of automobiles crashing into buildings in Metro Detroit.

Final month, no accidents have been reported in a crash between a automobile and a house on Detroit’s west facet. In keeping with police, the house was occupied on the time of the accident.

Additionally in October, a Detroit lady allegedly drove an SUV into a house on the Middle Line, severely injuring a 9-year-old lady who was sleeping inside. The lady was charged with reckless driving.

The month earlier than, a automobile crashed right into a restaurant on Hayes close to Corridor Highway in Clinton Township, injuring three folks.