Time: Around 8:45 P.M.
Location: Jersey City, New Jersey
Vehicle(s) Involved: Isuzu Rodeo
By Ron Zeitlinger/The Jersey Journal
"The driver who crashed into a Jersey City Heights Dunkin' Donuts last night, injuring eight people, has been charged with DWI, multiple counts of assault by auto and multiple motor vehicle violations, police said.
Police said Marco J. Guardiola, 55, of New York Avenue in Jersey City, was driving with a suspended license when his 1999 Isuzu Rodeo SUV smashed into the front of the crowded coffee shop at the corner of Central Avenue and Griffith Street at 8:40 p.m., spewing shards of glass everywhere.
He was treated for minor injuries at the Jersey City Medical Center and released into police custody this morning at 5 a.m. Guardiola's motor vehicle charges include reckless driving, failure to wear a seat belt and failure to exhibit registration, a driver's license and proof of insurance.
Of the seven other people injured in the crash, two were at the scene by EMS and the other five were taken to the JCMC, officials said.
A 14-year-old girl who suffered head trauma, leg fractures and facial lacerations underwent a 3-and-a-half hour surgery and two women were admitted and are in stable condition, a hospital spokesman said.
One of the women suffered multiple puncture wounds to her chest and back and abrasions on her arms and legs.
The Dunkin' Donuts reopened this morning, with plywood covering the huge glass panel that was broken last night."
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