Father, son escaped unharmed when car slams into Fayetteville sandwich shop

The driver, John D. Vaughn, 78, of Merrimac Drive, was attempting to park outside the restaurant when he apparently stepped on the gas pedal instead of the brake, Delgado said. The Corvette crashed into a support column outside the restaurant before plunging through the front glass.

“We were about to close and I heard a crash,” said Frank Fernandez, owner of the sandwich shop. “I saw the car lunge, then it stopped, then it lunged again through the window.”

The car continued moving forward toward the middle of the business.

As Fernandez watched, he had one thought -- to get his son, Paxxon, 8, out of the way.

Fernandez said he grabbed Paxxon and dragged him out of the vehicle’s path as it lunged forward and stopped about a foot away from them. Miraculously, both suffered only cuts and bruises and were treated at the scene.

The business will be closed until repairs are made.

“It looks worse than it is,” Stout said. “He should be open next week.”