Driver crashes SUV into Batavia restaurant
Pepe's Mexican Restaurant in Batavia was evacuated Wednesday after a driver crashed into the building, police said.
An 87-year-old man was driving through the parking lot of the restaurant at 4 S. Van Buren St. when he lost control of his Toyota 4-Runner and struck the building about 1:30 p.m., police said. The man then backed up and drove into a snowbank on the north end of the parking lot, where the vehicle came to a stop.
No injuries were reported.
No citations were issued because the crash occurred on private property, police said.
The city's building department inspected the restaurant, and the damaged wall was secured.
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