INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Fla. — One person was taken to the hospital after crashing into an Olive Garden restaurant in Indian River County on Tuesday.
The Indian River County Sheriff's Office posted about the wreck on Facebook at approximately 10 a.m., saying the crash happened at a restaurant located at 5995 20th Street, west of Vero Beach.
"The driver has been rescued and transported to the hospital," the sheriff's office wrote.
During the wreck, the driver, an 84-year-old woman, knocked over some trees, then hit a curb and concrete post before ending up inside the building.
"If she didn’t hit the curbing and that concrete bollard, she would have gone straight into the restaurant and into the kitchen, which is right behind where that entry is," said Chief David Anderson with Indian River County Fire Rescue.
The driver was taken to the trauma center at HCA Florida Lawnwood Hospital.
The restaurant remained open on Tuesday.
