Tuscaloosa Man Charged With DUI, Assault After Crashing Into Mexican Restaurant

TUSCALOOSA, AL — An arrest has been made after a vehicle slammed into a Mexican restaurant in south Tuscaloosa Sunday evening, injuring multiple patrons inside the business.

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Laferris Jamarco Williams, 30, is now charged with driving under the influence and five counts of third degree assault for each of the five individuals injured in the incident.

The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says police were called at 5:48 p.m. to La Gran Fiesta on Highway 69 South after a Jeep Grand Cherokee SUV had driven through the front of and into the restaurant building.

Williams is then accused of leaving the scene and striking another vehicle at the intersection of Old Greensboro Road and Englewood Drive.

"The suspect had been a customer of the restaurant before the incident, and had been consuming alcohol," said Captain Jack Kennedy, the commander of the multi-agency unit.

Williams saw his bond set at $6,000 for the DUI and $15,000 for the five counts of assault.

Kennedy said the five individuals injured were treated at area hospitals for injuries not believed to be life-threatening.

He then said the investigation is ongoing and more charges may be brought or upgraded in the future.

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