Car crashes into Boulevard Burger & Brew in Richmond, police investigating

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond Police Department is investigating after a car crashed into the Boulevard Burger & Brew restaurant in Richmond on Friday. At 11:23 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, officers were called to the intersection of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard and Leigh Street for the report of a vehicle crashing into a structure. When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had left the roadway and crashed into the business. According to police, no patrons or employees were present at the time of the crash. A car crashed into Boulevard Burger and Brew in Richmond on Friday, Oct. 11. License plate blurred for privacy reasons. (Photo: Tsui Chris) Damage to Boulevard Burger and Brew in Richmond after a car crashed into the restaurant on Friday, Oct. 11. License plate blurred for privacy reasons. (Photo: Tsui Chris) During the investigation, officers determined that a man and two women, who were in the car, had stopped at the intersection when an argument occurred. According to police, during the argument, the man exited the driver's seat in an attempt to remove one of the women from the vehicle. Walls boarding up Boulevard Burger and Brew in Richmond after a car crashed into the restaurant on Friday, Oct. 11. (Photo: Jakobi Davis, 8News)(Photo: Jakobi Davis, 8News)(Photo: Jakobi Davis, 8News) Police said the woman eventually sat in the driver's seat and attempted to drive the vehicle, but quickly lost control and crashed into the restaurant. She has been charged with driving while impaired and reckless driving. The Richmond Police Department is continuing to investigate this incident.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond Police Department is investigating after a car crashed into the Boulevard Burger & Brew restaurant in Richmond on Friday.

At 11:23 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11, officers were called to the intersection of North Arthur Ashe Boulevard and Leigh Street for the report of a vehicle crashing into a structure.

When officers arrived, they found a vehicle that had left the roadway and crashed into the business. According to police, no patrons or employees were present at the time of the crash.

A car crashed into Boulevard Burger and Brew in Richmond on Friday, Oct. 11. License plate blurred for privacy reasons. (Photo: Tsui Chris)

Damage to Boulevard Burger and Brew in Richmond after a car crashed into the restaurant on Friday, Oct. 11. License plate blurred for privacy reasons. (Photo: Tsui Chris)

During the investigation, officers determined that a man and two women, who were in the car, had stopped at the intersection when an argument occurred.

According to police, during the argument, the man exited the driver's seat in an attempt to remove one of the women from the vehicle.

Walls boarding up Boulevard Burger and Brew in Richmond after a car crashed into the restaurant on Friday, Oct. 11. (Photo: Jakobi Davis, 8News)

(Photo: Jakobi Davis, 8News)

(Photo: Jakobi Davis, 8News)

Police said the woman eventually sat in the driver's seat and attempted to drive the vehicle, but quickly lost control and crashed into the restaurant. She has been charged with driving while impaired and reckless driving.

The Richmond Police Department is continuing to investigate this incident.