Car Crashes Into Summit Store

SUMMIT, NJ — A three-car accident that caused a car to crash into a Summit storefront happened Friday.

The accident occurred on Maple Street where a car crashed into the Summit Thai Cuisine and damaged Robot Revolution in the same building, according to a bystander who was walking on the sidewalk when it occurred. She wished to remain anonymous.

One vehicle was traveling down Maple Street when a woman in a parked car on the same street opened her driver's side door. The traveling vehicle swerved to avoid hitting the door and ended up still hitting the door and sideswipping another vehicle traveling in the lane going in the opposite direction, the witness said.

"The driver panicked and hit the gas instead of the brake and ended up in the Thai restaurant," the witness said.

The parked car that was sideswiped had an infant inside who was taken to the hospital, the witness said.

Check back as more information is available.

(Image 1 via Summit City. Image 2 via Courtney King with permission)

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