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Car crashes into Chinese restaurant

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Troopers said a Chinese restaurant sustained extensive damage when a car crashed into the front it Saturday night.

The incident happened around 8:30 a.m. at the 'China 1' restaurant at 914 Lee Road.

Officials said the vehicle went straight through the front entrance of the restaurant. One person had to be transported to a nearby hospital with unknown injuries.

Troopers are still investigating how the crash happened. They have not released the identity of the driver.

"I hope it was a an accident and not something crazy happening, I hope it wasn't somebody drinking and driving," nearby resident Benjamin Chavis said.

Saturday night crews were working to clean up the mess caused by the crash. The restaurant remained closed on Sunday.

"The family is going to go through a hard time, with the business being shut down for a while... that's going to hurt them pretty badly," said Richard Walker, a regular customer of the restaurant.