LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Video from the moment a vehicle crashed into the patio at Hola Tacos on Madison Avenue in Lakewood on Thursday afternoon has been released.
3News obtained footage of the incident Friday morning, which you can watch in the video at the bottom of this story.
Police tell 3News the incident happened around 1:50 p.m. as a 62-year-old Stow woman was backing out of a nearby parking lot when she hit a brick wall, panicked, hitting the gas pedal instead of the brakes.
Her car, a white SUV, then slammed into a dumpster, which got pushed through the fence and into customers eating on the patio. The video shows two women getting thrown to the ground.
As 3News previously reported, there were five people taken from the scene with minor injuries. Lakewood police say one of the victims suffered a concussion.
Hola Tacos, which temporarily closed after the incident, reopened on Friday. The fence, which had been destroyed in the crash, was repaired by the time the restaurant opened at 11 a.m.
Lakewood Police Captain William Albrecht said the department is still investigating the incident. Officers who responded to the crash said the driver didn't appear to be impaired. The case now goes to the prosecutor's office for review.
The owner of Hola Tacos told 3News' Lindsay Buckingham he did not want to talk on camera because his lawyer advised him not to speak to the media.
3News' Tyler Carey, Emma Henderson, and Lindsay Buckingham contributed to this report.