Crime & Safety

SUV Crashes Into Edgewater IHOP

Eyewitnesses told Patch it sounded like a bomb had gone off inside the restaurant.

A grey Mercedes SUV crashed into the Edgewater IHOP on Saturday morning, cracking a brick facade and damaging the interior of the restaurant.

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Eyewitnesses and patrons inside the restaurant told Patch they heard an explosion-like noise and then looked to see that a car had driven into the wall facing the Giant. Firefighters, police and a building inspector were on the scene assessing the damage. Anne Arundel County Fire Department officials on the scene were unavailable for comment. 

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Those eating inside the IHOP told Patch they saw one man receive medical treatment following the incident, but no official word had been given regarding the nature of his injuries.

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