Car crashes into DeKalb Buffalo Wild Wings

DeKALB – A DeKalb woman was arrested Tuesday evening after she accidentally drove a Hyundai Elantra through the front window of the Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant at 2466 Sycamore Road.

The incident occurred about 6:20 p.m., with the restaurant crowded with dinner patrons. DeKalb police Sgt. Mark Tehan said the driver, Johnisha L. Harris, 22, hit the gas by accident as she pulled up to the restaurant.

“She got distracted as she pulled up and went into the building,” Tehan said.

Harris was charged with driving without a license and reckless driving, Tehan said.

The vehicle crashed through a bank of windows, scattering shards of glass. Three people sitting nearby where the vehicle entered the building were taken to Kishwaukee Hospital with minor injuries, Tehan said.

“She went right through, and it was a crowded restaurant,” he said. “There were people sitting right next to where she hit.”

The area where the vehicle entered the store was in front of the hostess station, and it was fortunate that no one was sitting in the waiting area at the time, Tehan said.

A store manager said the restaurant would be closed the rest of Tuesday, but he did not know when it might reopen.