Driver hospitalized after crashing into SW Portland restaurant

PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - A driver crashed into a restaurant in southwest Portland, causing major damage to the building.

The crash happened at the Baja Fresh at Southwest Barbur Boulevard and Southwest Terwilliger Boulevard in the Hillsdale neighborhood.

Portland Fire & Rescue crews responded to the scene around 1 a.m. and found the car inside the building with the driver still inside.

The Portland Police Bureau said the driver, 25-year-old Keaton L. Simmons, of Vernonia, lost control while driving northbound on SW Barbur, left the roadway and crashed into the restaurant.

Simmons was taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Police said he was cited for no operator’s license and driving uninsured.

Reconstruction crews are working to board up and secure the building.