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5 On Your Side restaurant ratings for M & D Pancakes, Golden Corral, and Hardee's.

<p>HULU AND THE WRAL APP ON YOUR TV OR STREAMING DEVICE. &gt;&gt; INSPECTORS FOUND SODA MACHINES AT ONE RESTAURANT IN SEVERE NEED OF CLEANING 5 ON YOUR SIDE'S KEELY. ARTHUR HAS THAT INSPECTION AND OTHERS IN THIS WEEK'S RESTAURANT RATINGS REPORT. &gt;&gt; FIRST, A HEARTY ZAHN, VENDOR SPRINGS ROAD IN GARNER SOLD SERVING LABELS, LIDS AND CONTAINERS WERE BEING STORED WITH CLEAN ITEMS. THERE WAS A BLACK SLUDGE LIKE BUILD UPON THE SODA MACHINE. NOZZLES AND SEVERAL FLIES WERE SEEN IN THE KITCHEN PARTIES ON PANDORA SPRINGS ROAD IN GARNER. GOT AN EIGHTY-EIGHT 0.5, A B, DEFINITE 90 95 NEXT TO EVAN D PANCAKES IN FAYETTEVILLE. THERE WERE SOILED PLAYED SOME THE CLEAN DISH RACK MULTIPLE FOODS WERE BEING KEPT COLD ENOUGH AND WERE THROWN OUT AND 3 CHEMICAL SPRAY BOTTLES WERE NOT LABELED MONDAY. PANCAKES AT AN BE DONE FROM A 90.5 AND A 92. FINALLY AT GOLDEN CORRAL ON HIGHWAY 55 IN DURHAM WHEN THE INSPECTOR ASKED AN EMPLOYEE TO WASH THEIR HANDS, THEY WASH THE SINGLE-USE GLOVES THEY WERE WEARING MULTIPLE A BAKING SHEETS, HAD CRESTED FOOD, DEBRIS ON THEM AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WATER FROM THE 3 COMPARTMENT SINK WAS POURING OUT TO THE FLOOR. DRAIN SPLASHING ALL OVER THE FLOORS AND CROWN ON HIGHWAY. 55 IN DURHAM, GOTTEN 87 A B TIME FOR THE 96.5 AND A 96 KEELY ARTHUR,</p>

5 On Your Side restaurant ratings: M & D Pancakes, Golden Corral, and Hardee's 

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The driver who police say crashed into a Hardee's on Aug. 14, resulting in the death of two brothers eating at the restaurant, was charged Tuesday more than a month after the crash.

Wilson man charged in Hardee's crash that killed 2 brothers

Car in Hardee's in Wilson

Two brothers were killed Sunday after an SUV crashed into a Hardee's on Forest Hills Road. A man who was eating in the Hardee's at the time told WRAL News the driver claimed his brakes had failed on him.

WARNING TRAVELERS TO BE AWARE BEFORE PICKING UP OR HEADING TO THE AIRPORT. NEW TONIGHT WE'RE HEARING WHAT THE DRIVER SAVES MAY HAVE CAUSED HIS SUV TO CRASH INTO A HARDEE'S RESTAURANT IN WILSON KILLING 2 BROTHERS. >> IT COMES FROM A WITNESS WHO WAS JUST FEET AWAY FROM THAT FATAL ACCIDENT. TRY TO GIVE LIFESAVING AID TO ONE OF THE VICTIMS WRAL'S KEENAN, WILLARD IS IN WILSON WITH THE QUESTIONS THAT WITNESSES ASKING TONIGHT. CAN IT? >> WE TOLD ME HE WAS JUST FEET AWAY FROM THAT IMPACT IN THE MOMENTS AFTER THAT SUV SMASHED THROUGH THE WALL HERE, KILLING 2 PEOPLE. HE SAYS THE DRIVER TOLD HIM THAT HIS BRAKES HAD FAILED AT THIS POINT. JASON HENSLEY JUST WANT TO FINALLY ANSWER ON WHAT LED UP TO THIS CRASH AS WELL AS AN EXPLANATION. IF ANYTHING COULD HAVE BEEN DONE TO STOP IT. >> AND KEPT SAYING MY BRAKES, HILL, THAT'S WHAT A WITNESS SAYS. HE HEARD FROM 78 YEAR-OLD JESSE LAWRENCE JUST AFTER LAWRENCE CRASHED. HIS SUV THROUGH THE WALL OF THIS HARDEE'S IN WILSON. MOMENTS EARLIER, JASON HENSLEY AND WATCHED BROTHERS CLAY IN CHRISTOPHER RUFFIN SIT DOWN AT THE TABLE NEXT TO HIM. AND NEXT THING WE KNOW WE'RE SEEING. >> AN SUV GO THROUGH THE GLASS BESIDE US, BLESSED ABOUT 3 FEET AWAY FROM ME. HENSLEY SAYS CLAY RUFFIN WAS THROWN OUT OF THE BUILDING BY THE IMPACT. AND CHRISTOPHER WAS TRAPPED UNDER THE CAR. HENSLEY PULLED THE MAN OUT TRYING TO GIVE HIM FIRST AID KIT. >> ASK HIM WHAT HIS NAME WAS SOMEWHAT. STAY WITH ME THAT I'M HERE TO HELP. AND NO RESPONSE AS TRAUMATIC. AND I'M STILL SHOP ABOUT IT ALL. >> WILSON POLICE SAY BOTH BROTHERS DIED OF THEIR INJURIES. INVESTIGATORS HAVEN'T SAID WHAT CAUSED THE CRASH. ONLY THAT LAWRENCE WAS AN IMPAIRED OR HAVING A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND HASN'T BEEN CHARGED WITH ANYTHING. HENSLEY SAYS THE DRIVER TOLD HIM WHAT HAPPENED MOMENTS AFTER THE CRASH WANTS UPHOLD. >> THE ONE MAN. FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. HE OPENED THE DOOR. AND >> HE SAID HIS BRAKES FAILED FOR NOW. HENSLEY SAYS HE'S LEFT WAITING FOR A FINAL ANSWER FROM INVESTIGATORS AND WONDERING IF ANY SAFETY CHANGES COULD HAVE STOPPED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN SOME SORT OF PREVENTION HERE. AND THERE WAS THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE DIFFERENT. >> WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET IN TOUCH WITH THE DRIVER AND HIS FAMILY SINCE YESTERDAY WHEN THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACH THEM JUST YET. THE WILSON POLICE DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY ARE EXPECTED TO RELEASE THEIR FULL REPORT ON THIS CRASH AS SOON AS TOMORROW. >> DAN? YEAH, BE INTERESTING TO HEAR WHAT THE INVESTIGATORS SAY ABOUT THOSE BREAKS. BUT

Witness says driver blamed brake failure for fatal crash into Hardee's

Two brothers were killed Sunday afternoon after an SUV crashed into a Hardee's on Forest Hills Road. A man who was eating in the Hardee's at the time told WRAL News the driver claimed his brakes had failed on him. 



Witness says driver who crashed into Hardee's complained of brake failure 

Firefighters battled a blaze at the Gorman Street Hardee's Friday that started as a grease fire.

Grease fire leads to blaze at Raleigh Hardee's 

Crews battle fire at Gorman Street Hardee's

MANDATES IN PLACE. >>> HELLO I'M MARK BOYLE IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER TONIGHT. A FIRE INVESTIGATION AT A HARDEE'S DRIVE THRU. TAKE A LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN NEW VIDEO TONIGHT. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE KITCHEN AREA OF THIS HARDEES RIGHT OFF OF GORMAN. WE'RE NOT SURE HOW IT STARTED, BUT THEY'RE SAYING IT MAY HAVE BEEN A GREASE FIRE. THERE WERE CUSTOMERS AND EMPLOYEES INSIDE. NO INJURIES TO BE REPORTED. BACK TO YOU.

One employees at a Hardee's and another at a Walmart about 11/2 miles apart in Fayetteville have tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Friday.

HOWEVER, WE KNOW AT LEAST 327 PEOPLE HAVE RECOVERED A NORTH CAROLINA. >>> EMPLOYEES AT A RESTAURANT AND WALMART IN FAYETTEVILLE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE FOR CORONAVIRUS. THOSE BUSINESSES ARE JUST ONE MILE APART. JULIAN GRACE JOINS US. THE HARDEES IS BACK OPEN TONIGHT. >> Reporter: LET ME ASK YOU FIRST  QUESTION FIRST. THEY ARE OPEN WHICH HAS SURPRISED A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE BUSINESS OWNER SHUTDOWN AFTER THE DISCOVERY WAS MADE AND THEY DIDN'T DEEP CLEANING AND OPENED A BACKUP FOR DRIVE THROUGH TRAFFIC. ACCORDING TO THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT THEY TELL US THAT THE OWNERS HERE ARE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES. IF YOU PICKED UP FOOD AT THIS HARDEES FROM MARCH 27 TO APRIL 7  THE CUMBERLAND HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD LIKE TO KNOW YOUR SYMPTOMS. DOHERTY LIVES NEARBY AND SHE VISITED THE RESTAURANT DURING THAT SPECIFIC TIMELINE. WE INFORMED HER THAT A WORKER THERE TESTED POSITIVE FOR COVID- 19. >> IT MADE ME SCARED TO GO EAT. >> Reporter: THE NEWS ALSO REACHED A WIFE WHOSE HUSBAND GOT TAKEOUT FROM THERE ON WEDNESDAY. >> IT HAS NOT SAID IN YET. >> Reporter: JUST A HALF-MILE ACROSS THE STREET AT THIS WALMART SHOPPERS FOUND OUT THAT AN EMPLOYEE TESTED POSITIVE. >> IF THE EMPLOYEES HAVE AND THEY ARE THE ONES STOCKING THE ITEMS AND WE ARE THE ONES THAT ARE GRABBING AT WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE? LIKE THE BIG ISSUE IS PERSONAL HEALTH AND HOW LONG THE VIRUS CAN LAST ON SURFACES OR IN CERTAIN SPACES. WE ASKED ABOUT TRANSMISSIONS FOR FOOD TAKEN THAT QUESTION TO AND NC STATE PROFESSOR. >> THE ODDS OF TRANSMISSIONS REFERRED ARE EXTREMELY LOW. WE HAVE NO EVIDENCE AT ALL SHOWING ANY SORT OF TRANSMISSIONS REFERRED. >> Reporter: AS FAR AS TAKEOUT, HE GAVE HIS RECOMMENDATION. >> TAKEOUT IS A GOOD STEP FOR US, ESPECIALLY SINCE IT LIMITS OUR NEED TO BE AROUND OTHER PEOPLE. >> Reporter: LET'S TOUCH BACK ON THE WALMART EMPLOYEE. WE ARE TOLD BY THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY WORKING TO IDENTIFY THOSE THAT MAY HAVE HAD SOME LEVEL OF CONTACT WITH THAT EMPLOYEE. >> INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE.

Fayetteville Hardee's closed for cleaning after worker gets virus

Hardee's

Workers in Fayetteville Hardee's, Walmart test positive for virus

Pick up a FREE Hardee's Sausage Biscuit during breakfast hours this Monday, March 9 at participating locations!