GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) – A famed barbecue restaurant was damaged after a vehicle crashed into the building.
Several emergency crews are at the scene at 751 B’s Barbecue Road. You can see a car almost entirely inside the restaurant.
The driver who crashed into the restaurant, Donna Swinson, was transported to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, and two people inside the restaurant were treated on scene, according to the Greenville Police Department.
A vehicle has crashed into B’s Barbecue in Greenville.(Lucy Ritchie)
Police say that Swinson was attempting to make a turn from 5th St. onto B’s Barbecue’s Road, and as they were turning, they overcorrected, leading to the car crashing into the building.
According to law enforcement, Swinson has been cited for failure to maintain lane and reckless driving. Weather is not believed to have been a factor in the crash, police said.
Anderson said the structural integrity of the building was damaged, and the road is expected to be closed for at least two hours.
WITN has a crew at the scene gathering details and will update this story when we have more information.
According to the NC BBQ Hall of Fame, B’s Barbecue was started in 1977 by William “Bill” McLawhorn.
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