DEWEY BEACH, Del. (AP) – The driver who rammed into a popular Dewey Beach restaurant causing severe damaged and a fire has been charged with driving under the influence.
State Fire Marshal's Office spokesman Harry Miller says 36 year old Michelle Small of Wyoming, Delaware apparently lost control and crashed into Ed's Chicken & Crabs early Tuesday. The business was closed at the time and no injuries were reported.
Small, who was not injured, was pulled from the wreckage by Dewey Beach police officers before the building became engulfed in flames
Police say a propane line had been severed.
Owner Ed Riggin says he does not expect to rebuild the restaurant.
Miller says the crash caused about $75,000 worth of damage to the business.
