Crown Fried Chicken on Ramsey Street in Fayetteville is temporarily closed while the building is being repaired. | Pexels/Pixabay
Crown Fried Chicken on Ramsey Street in Fayetteville is temporarily closed while the building is being repaired. | Pexels/Pixabay
The owner of a Crown Fried Chicken in Fayetteville is still surprised that no one was injured after a car plowed into his restaurant.
“I’ve never had this situation before,” Tercel Walker told ABC 11 News.
The accident happened last week, and while the restaurant will need some construction work, he’s just glad everyone is safe, even though some workers were in the kitchen when the wreck occurred.
"It definitely was a miracle,” Walker said, according to ABC 11 News. “It definitely was godsent. He definitely had his angels covering us, our staff and our customers as well because it definitely should have went a different way."
Walker said that an elderly woman drove straight through a gas pump at an Exxon station and then crashed into the restaurant at 3404 Ramsey Street.
"I don't know her side of the particular story,” Walker told ABC 11 News. “I’d love to hear it, but my prayers are going to be with everybody involved.”
He surmised that it occurred by happenstance.
“I don't think that she intentionally and willfully set out to do any harm to anybody,” Walker said of the driver, who has not been identified.
The restaurant will be closed until further notice, as repairs are needed to make it usable again. Walker also said he would do whatever he can to help his employees stay afloat, especially given the time of year.
"It is the holiday, it is Christmas,” he told ABC 11 News. “They've already probably preplanned for different things, so my goal is to keep them working and to keep them employed."
If Crown Fried Chicken is one of your favorite spots to eat, you can still support the restaurant by visiting its other location on Murchison Road.
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