B's Barbecue owners escape serious injury after car crashes into takeout window

The owners of iconic B’s Barbecue in Greenville escaped serious injury after a car drove into the takeout window at the West Fifth Street eatery Thursday evening. The city is working with them to reopen the business soon, officials said.Donna McLawhorn said afterward that she and her sister, Judy Drach, were working on the crossword puzzle in their Reflector newspaper about 5 p.m. when the wreck occurred.“Donna and I were finishing up the puzzle, and the next thing we knew, we were on the floor and there was a car in the store,” Drach said.Drach was treated on-site for a minor back injury after a board hit her, while McLawhorn was released and did not require treatment, Greenville Fire-Rescue Chief Jeremy Anderson said.McLawhorn said she is grateful to the community and Greenville Fire-Rescue for their quick action and concern.Fire-Rescue transported the driver of the car, identified as Donna Swinson, 39, to the nearby ECU Health Medical Center.

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