Car crashes through front window of Parkville Crabs, leaves woman inside restaurant dead

A car crashed through the front window area of the Parkville Crabs restaurant Friday afternoon, killing a 35-year-old woman inside the store, Baltimore County police spokesperson Jennifer Peach said.

Officers responded to what is thought to be an accident at the Parkville restaurant at 7800 Harford Road around 12:40 p.m. Friday, Peach said. The woman inside died at the scene after being hit by debris, she said.

County police identified her as Deanna Jean Allik, who lived several blocks away on the 8100 block of Harford Road.

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The driver was “OK,” Peach said, and may have accidentally hit the gas pedal in the parking lot, causing the car to drive through the front of the restaurant. Officers were in the area when the car drove through the glass and immediately attempted to help, according to the news release.

A passenger inside the car also did not report any injuries, according to the news release.

“We do believe this was just an accident,” Peach said, and the driver was not arrested or charged. Reconstructing and investigating a fatal accident “usually takes a month or two,” she said.