Lazy River Grill Reopens After SUV Damages Restaurant

UPDATED: 5:40 p.m., Tuesday, Aug. 16 - The Manchester Police Department provided Patch with additional information which is now included in this article.

Manchester's is scheduled to reopen at 4 p.m. Monday for dinner, after a Jeep Liberty crashed through its front doors Aug. 4.

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The crash caused extensive damage to the business located at 631 Big Bend Rd., forcing it to close for cleanup and repair.

Although the vehicle was almost completely inside the building, Lazy River Grill owner John Marciano told Town and Country-Manchester Patch that it only crashed through two double doors and did not do any structural damage to the building.

The told Patch the day of the accident that two Manchester residents were involved in the incident. However, police said they've since learned only one of the two young males involved in the accident is from Manchester. 

Sergeant Charles Hunn tells Patch police are not releasing the two males' names, but each has been charged with one felony count of leaving the scene of an accident. Hunn said it appears the two were driving erratically through the parking lot, possibly "doing donuts," when the driver lost control of the Jeep and veered into the restaurant.

Marciano said the Lazy River Grill has been open for 12 years. He also owns located at 165 Lamp and Lantern Village.  

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