Police investigating after car drove into restaurant in Indian Shores
INDIAN SHORES, Fla. - Two people were sent to the hospital with minor injuries after investigators say a car drove into the Aloha To Go on Gulf Boulevard in Indian Shores just before 7 p.m. Saturday night.
Pinellas Suncoast Fire Rescue says the driver was traveling east in the parking lot when it drove through the front glass entrance. The driver and the passenger inside the car were uninjured. Firefighters said two customers who were dining at the restaurant at the time were taken to the hospital with minor injuries, but are expected to be okay.
Two employees were working at the time, but weren't injured.
Indian Shore Police are investigating. As of Saturday night, investigators are still working to determine what caused the driver to drive into the building.
The restaurant owner Susan Flaherty says she plans to re-open the restaurant before the end of January. Meanwhile, she says they'll be operating out of their other location in Seminole.