Comment on Station wagon crashes into Damariscotta restaurant, injuring 3 patrons

A station wagon crashed into the side of Crissy’s Breakfast & Coffee Bar in downtown Damariscotta the morning of Thursday, Dec. 13, causing minor injuries to diners and extensive damage to the restaurant. Ruth Piper, 71, of Bristol was backing a 2013 Volvo XC90 station wagon out of the restaurant’s parking lot when it struck the side of the building multiple times before continuing onto the front lawn, on a rise above the driveway, and coming to rest on top of a stump, according to Damariscotta Police Chief Jason Warlick. Piper told police the car’s throttle stuck, which caused it to accelerate quickly, Warlick said.