Car Crashes Into Shuttered Restaurant In Bridgeview, Driver Critical

BRIDGEVIEW, IL — A woman is in critical condition after she lost control of her car Tuesday evening and drove through a shuttered restaurant, Bridgeview police said.

Around 7 p.m., a car traveling west on Hartford east of Harlem was driving above the speed limit at 50 mph. Police said the driver apparently lost control and drove through the intersection and drove into the former View restaurant building, which was unoccupied.

Photos and videos taken at the scene show the car submerged completely inside the restaurant.

A car crashed into the former View. | BPD

The driver suffered a leg injury as well as other injuries. She was the lone occupant of the car and was taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in critical condition.

Harlem Avenue was shut down for approximately one hour while the Suburban Major Accident Reconstruction Team reconstructed the crash.

Chief Rick Mancha, of the Bridgeview Police Department, told Patch the driver was possibly intoxicated and issued various citations. No other injuries were reported.