Man charged with drunken driving after crashing into Greg's Bistro in Hampton, injuring 4
HAMPTON — A Massachusetts man is facing charges after allegedly crashing his truck into Greg's Bistro in downtown Hampton Saturday night in an incident that injured four people.
Stephen Davis, 24, of Newburyport, was arrested and charged with felony driving while intoxicated and reckless conduct, police said. The severity of the injuries was not immediately known.
Police were called at 9:12 p.m. to Greg's Bistro for a report of a pickup truck that had crashed into the occupied building at 445 Lafayette Road. When officers arrived, police said, they saw that the pickup truck had left the roadway and crashed through the glass front door area of the business.
The Hampton Fire Department assisted injured people who were inside the business at the time of the crash. Crews transported four people to the hospital, one person from the vehicle and three from the restaurant, according to officials.
Police said Davis had a passenger in the truck at the time of the crash.
The Hampton Fire Department determined the building was structurally unsafe and arrangements were made for six residents from the second-floor apartments above the restaurant to be evacuated. The American Red Cross was contacted to help the displaced residents, police said.
Hampton Fire Chief Michael McMahon will inspect the building with the town's building inspector on Monday, according to the Hampton Fire Department.
Davis was arrested Saturday night and released on personal recognizance bail. He is scheduled to be arraigned at Rockingham Superior Court on Dec. 22 at 12:30 p.m. Police said the case remains under investigation and will be forwarded to the Rockingham County attorney's office.
Hampton police ask anyone with information to call the department at 603-929-4444. Anonymous tips can be made through the Crimeline for the Hamptons at 603-929-1222.
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This article originally appeared on Portsmouth Herald: Truck hits Greg's Bistro in Hampton NH, injuring 4. DWI charged.
