“It was very lucky . . . there’s always children ordering there or sitting eating their ice creams,” police said.
HOLYOKE - Police arrested a 27-year-old Maple Street man after he slammed into the take-out window at the Friendly’s restaurant on Northampton Street Saturday night.
Haywood Baker, of 426 Maple St., was charged with driving under the influence of drugs, three counts of leaving the scene of a property damage accident, driving to endanger and failing to use care at an intersection, said Police Lt. Michael J. Higgins.
Higgins said Baker was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima on Franklin Street, and failed to stop at the intersection with Northampton Street. He struck a vehicle, then spun off into the takeout window at Friendly’s.
No one was injured, which was lucky, given that the takeout window is usually busy, especially on hot nights, Higgins said.
“It was very lucky . . . there’s always children ordering there or sitting eating their ice creams,” Higgins said.
The incident was reported at 6:30 p.m. Baker will be arraigned Monday in Holyoke District Court.