Driver slams into Dunkin' shop in Fayette County, arrested for drunk driving
SOUTH UNION TOWNSHIP (KDKA) — A driver slammed into a Dunkin' location in Fayette County, leaving behind a large hole in the side of the building.
The front of the building was mostly destroyed following the crash that occurred along Morgantown Street in South Union Township sometime just before 12:30 a.m. on Tuesday.
The driver, identified as 29-year-old Jeffrey Johnson of Uniontown, was taken into police custody for driving under the influence, officials said.
Johnson lost control of the Jeep Cherokee he was driving, went off the road and ended up about 20 feet inside the coffee shop, according to a state police report.
"We were very fortunate the restaurant wasn't open," trooper Kalee Barnhart said. "It was closed and no one was inside and he didn't harm anyone else on the road."
After the crash, state police said Johnson ran from the scene, but troopers tracked him down about 2 1/2 miles away from the scene and took him into custody for being under the influence of alcohol. He suffered some minor injuries in the crash.
Contractors spent Tuesday shoring up the shop. Company officials said it's going be a few weeks before the store can reopen, but they said the first thing they're going to try to get up and running is the drive-thru.
