Chaos ensued at a Raleigh sports bar when two vehicles, losing control and breaching the perimeter of Rudino’s Sports Corner, crashed into the building, leading to injuries and structural damage. As reported by ABC11, the incident occurred this past Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Edwards Mill Road and Duraleigh Road, with one individual being hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.ABC11notes that weather might have been a contributing factor, and while the investigation is ongoing, no charges have been filed.
Witnesses to the impact, including Rudino’s Sports Corner staff members, were shaken by the sudden disturbance. WRAL quotes waitress Witney Jones, who recounted the moments of the crash, “I heard a large boom and the lights went out.” The WRAL Breaking News Tracker showed footage of the aftermath, with one car halted at the patio and a second near a tree by the building’s electrical meter boxes. According toWRAL, the incident resulted in two individuals being taken to the hospital with minor injuries, and luckily the building did not suffer structural damage that could impede the Raleigh Police’s inquiry.
This is not the first time the establishment has faced such a perilous event. In a statement obtained by CBS17, General Manager Chad Beltz describes similar past experiences, revealing, “In August 2022, a car hit another part of the deck, causing its temporary closure.” Following the previous incident, the restaurant held a grand reopening just before Halloween, and now finds itself, again, in a position of recovery. Beltz conveyed his intent to focus on long-term safety measures, expressing “Safety obviously is our number one concern for customers and our employees. So you know, hopefully, you know, a guardrails put up.” The full account of the reopening and Beltz’s statement is available throughCBS17.
The recurrence of such incidents at this local gathering spot suggests a need for infrastructural remedies, perhaps including the implementation of protective barriers as mentioned by Beltz. With an establishment that has now twice become an unintended drive-in, community and customer safety concerns are evidently at the forefront of the management’s priorities.
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