UPS driver crashes truck into deck of Maine’s Pink’s Eats meals stand

A UPS driver crashed his truck into the deck of Pink’s Eats, a Maine meals stand recognized for its lobster rolls, and badly broken its consuming space on Saturday.

In response to the police report, the motive force was on the intersection of Most important Road and Railroad Avenue in Wiscasset just a little earlier than 5:50 a.m. when he hydroplaned on the slick street and misplaced management of the truck.

The freight truck, which had no cargo physique, went off the street to the precise and crashed into the deck, the report mentioned. Nobody was injured, however the driver was going “too quick for circumstances,” police mentioned.

The truck needed to be towed on account of harm to its undercarriage.

The crash additionally severely broken the deck, stairs, and close by sidewalk, in line with Pink’s Eats co-owner Debbie Gagnon.

“The affect shifted the complete deck, broke gentle posts, tables, planters and lumber thrown all over the place,” she wrote in an electronic mail to Boston.com. “The cement is cracked and broken, the granite bollard was thrown by the underside of the deck and ripped proper off the sidewalk.”

The crash has affected her enterprise and the method has been very irritating, however greater than something, Gagnon mentioned, she’s glad nobody was harm.

Pink’s Eats posted on Fb on Tuesday to say it’s nonetheless open and serving clients.

After over 80 years in enterprise, Pink’s Eats has been voted Boston.com’s readers’ alternative for the most effective lobster roll in New England two years in a row.