Crime & Safety
Vehicle Crashes Into Upper Marlboro Restaurant, 9 Injured (Video)
A car smashed a giant hole into a restaurant in Upper Marlboro Tuesday afternoon as about 30 patrons were dining.
UPPER MARLBORO, MD -- A vehicle crashed into an Upper Marlboro restaurant on Tuesday afternoon, injuring nine people, two of them seriously.
Authorities responded to a report of a "possible vehicle into a building/explosion" in the 15900 block of Marlboro Pike, according to a tweet from the Town of Upper Marlboro at 1:13 p.m. The restaurant in question appears to be Babes Boys Tavern.
A total of about 30 patrons were dining in the restaurant at the time, Prince George's County Fire Department spokesman Mark Brady tweeted. A total of nine were injured, with two having serious injuries, five having less-than-serious injuries, and two refusing transport to the hospital. Many of the people inside worked for a Prince George's County judge, Brady said.
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Video from the scene is below.
Video Update from car into building with as many as 6 injured. @TownUMarlboro #PGFD pic.twitter.com/9EnMKR8hFy
— Mark Brady (@PGFDPIO) October 24, 2017
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