Police received calls from the area shortly after 10 p.m. Saturday after a black GMC Sierra driven by a 76-year-old man crashed into Sammy’s Chophouse restaurant on 34th Avenue SE Police say they believe the driver crashed the vehicle into the front of the restaurant at a high rate of speed before stopping inside, according to a news release. Multiple people were evaluated at the scene, but only four of them had to be sent to the hospital, according to EMS Public Education Officer Helene Hamilton. Three women were taken to the hospital, Hamilton said. One was taken to Foothills Medical Center in stable, non-life-threatening condition, and another was taken to Foothills in serious but stable condition. The third woman was taken to South Health Campus in stable, non-life-threatening condition. An elderly man was also taken to the Peter Lougheed Center in a stable, non-life-threatening condition. Windows were boarded up at Sammy’s Chophouse on Sunday afternoon. (Helen Pike/CBC) The driver and sole occupant of the vehicle remained at the scene, A.T. Richard Wiebach of Calgary police told CBC News. No charges have yet been laid and the incident remains under investigation by the Calgary Police Service, Wiebach said. According to police, alcohol is not believed to be a factor in the incident. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident or surveillance footage from the area to contact them by calling 403-266-1234.
