Jeep crashes into Denny's restaurant near Houston injuring 23 people inside
ROSENBERG (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Nearly two dozen people were injured Monday after a Jeep plowed into a Houston-area Denny's restaurant, police said.
Calls started around 11:22 a.m. about a vehicle that crashed into the south wall of the restaurant, police in Rosenberg said in a Facebook post.
First responders pulled the maroon Jeep out of the Denny's restaurant.
The Rosenberg Police Department said 20 people inside the restaurant were taken to hospitals.
Of the 23 people who were hurt, none had life-threatening injuries.
"Thankfully most have been released and there are no fatalities," Rosenberg Police Chief Jonathan White said.
White said Tuesday that wet roads and speed factored into the crash.
No charges against the driver have been filed but the crash remains under investigation,
Video of the aftermath showed a red vehicle fully inside the restaurant, with the wall and windows around it demolished. Authorities say the people who were injured were between 12 to 60 years old.
The restaurant is near a busy highway that received some rain on Monday morning, when the crash was reported. White said the traffic investigators are considering all factors, including the speed the vehicle was going and "freshly wet road" conditions.
The driver, who authorities have not identified, was not injured in the crash.
Denny's said they had no comment about the incident at this time.
