Two Cars Crash Into Paramus Wendy’s that was also Site of June Crash
A minivan ended up entirely inside the interior of a Paramus Wendy’s fast food restaurant earlier this month, after the driver of a Toyota Corolla cut the minivan off in traffic while trying to enter the parking lot of the restaurant, sending both vehicles hurtling into the Wendy’s. A similar accident occurred just three months prior when an SUV drove into the same exact Wendy’s, sending one person to the hospital.
While no one in the minivan or Corolla was injured, four patrons of the restaurant, including one minor, were treated for injuries. Given the fact that a full-size minivan slammed all the way inside the restaurant, leaving shattered glass and mangled wood and metal around the restaurant, it is remarkable that there were no fatalities. Following the accident, workers inspected the restaurant for serious structural damage and installed a support beam to keep it up, and the worker towing the cars out of the Wendy’s expressed concern that the entire building might collapse as a result of removing the vehicles.
Witnesses indicated that the accident occurred when the Corolla, which had been travelling eastbound on Route 4, cut in front of the minivan in order to get into the Wendy’s parking lot. The risky maneuver sent both vehicles crashing into each other, which then caused both to go over the curb and into the restaurant. In June, a 20-year old driver from Passaic crashed a large SUV nearly all the way into the same Paramus Wendy’s, injuring a 52-year old patron inside. That driver was issued a summons for careless driving.
The fact that there have been two very similar crashes at the same location within less than three months suggests that there may be a flaw in the design of the Wendy’s location that appears to be susceptible to dangerous, life-threatening crashes. Indeed, witnesses noted the close proximity between the entrance to the Wendy’s and the traffic on the interstate. A victim injured as a result of a driver’s actions, whether the victim was in a vehicle, on the street, or as here in a building, would certainly have a claim against the driver, but this situation suggests that a victim might also explore claims related to the design and operation of the building, as safeguards to prevent against accidents such as the two that have occurred here may have been improperly overlooked.
If you’ve been injured as the result of a car accident, contact the New Jersey personal injury attorneys at Massood Law Group, LLC today for a free consultation on your personal injury claim, at 973-696-1900.
