SUV Smashes Into Renton Restaurant
Three people taken to the hospital after an out-of-control Jeep hit a Burger King.

RENTON – A Jeep SUV slammed into a Renton fast food restaurant early this morning, punching a big hole in the building and sending three people to the hospital.

It happened around 3:20 am at a Burger King on the corner of NE 3rd St. And Sunset Blvd. N right along I-405 in Renton.

The SUV hit the restaurant so hard, it became stuck deep inside the back of the restaurant. Two workers were inside the Burger King time at the time but they were not hurt.

Police tell Q13 FOX that the woman driving the Jeep was speeding downhill on NE 3rd St. before the crash. She tried to turn north on Sunset Blvd. N but missed the turn and ended up driving into the restaurant.

“There was definitely speed involved,” said Renton Police Dept. Commander Clark Wilcox said from the scene shortly after the crash. “You don’t get across all these lanes of travel into a brick wall and into the back (of the restaurant) that far without any speed. Significant speed was involved in this collision.”

Police also believe drugs or alcohol were involved as well. The driver and passengers are said to be in their 20s. The extent of their injuries are unknown.

The police investigation tied up traffic on the streets around the restaurant. As for the scene at the Burger King, police have to make sure the building is stable before they can even go inside to investigate.

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Originally posted 2009-05-19 07:26:02.

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