- Alleged drink driver ploughed into a Gold Coast fish and chip store
- Footage shows customers narrowly leaping out of the path of the car
- Female driver, 51, of the car allegedly blew a blood-alcohol level of 0.277
- The store sustained major structural damage at 11.40am on Friday
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Staff and customers have narrowly avoided being crushed by a car after an alleged drink driver ploughed into a fish and chips shop.
Footage shows Dennis Coggin, 74, leap out of the path of the Subaru Forester as it hurtles into the seafood restaurant in the Gold Coast just before the lunchtime rush at 11.40am.
The female driver, 51, of the car allegedly blew a blood-alcohol level of 0.277 at the crash scene, where the store sustained major structural damage.
Dennis Coggin leapt out of the path of the Subaru Forester as it hurtles into the seafood restaurant on the Gold Coast
A passenger in the car seemed unaffected by the crash, telling 7 News: 'We started the car and it went through the window.'
Store employee Jacob Barrow said the crash could have been much worse if it were half an hour later.
'Had it happened half and hour later, there would have been a lot of people,' he said.
'It could have been a lot worse. Staff had just walked on the line where the car went five seconds earlier.'
The 51-year-old driver was then taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital where a blood sample was taken to check for traces of drugs and alcohol.
She continues to assist police with their enquiries into the incident.
Staff and customers have narrowly avoided being crushed by a car after an alleged drink driver ploughed into a fish and chips shop
The female driver, 51, of the car allegedly blew a blood-alcohol level of 0.277 at the crash scene
The store sustained major structural damage at 11.40am on Friday
