Monday, April 19, 2010
A large silver SUV is thought to have caused extensive damage to Louise's West early Sunday morning. A police statement has yet to be released regarding the investigation.
A witness says a large, silver SUV crashed into the front of Louise’s West, 1307 W. 7th St., Sunday morning between 2:30 and 2:45.
No one was in the building at the time of the accident, and no suspects had been found as of 11 a.m. Sunday. The front of the building is caved in, leaving safe accessibility questionable. The bar will be closed until repairs are finished.
The bar’s general manager P.J. Mather received a phone call from an employee at 3:15 a.m. Sunday informing her of the incident. She spoke with the responding officer, Michael Cobb, who told her a bicyclist saw the SUV hit the front of the building but did not get a license number. Mather said the crash occurred sometime after the bartender locked up at 2:30 a.m. and before the cleaning crew arrived at 2:45 a.m.
Randall Spiker, officer with the Lawrence Police Department, said the department could not respond to inquiries about the accident until Monday, when the press officer, Sgt. Bill Cory, returns to the office.
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Louise's West Damage
Although no police statement has been released, bystanders speculated that alcohol was involved while they shot photos of the caved-in facade with their phones.
Crown Construction was hired to fix the damage. Owner Paul Crown said repairs would take at least a week if everything went well. He said vehicles crash into buildings “quite a bit,” but could not speculate as to the cost of repairs.
Mather said the bar is offering a $1,000 reward for any information about the identity of the person responsible for the damage. People with information should call the Lawrence Police Department at 785-832-7650.
— — Edited by Ashley Montgomery
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