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Updated 09/02/2009 02:04 PM

Car Slams Into Queens Motorcycle Dealership; No Injuries Reported

By: NY1 News

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A car smashed into a Queens motorcycle dealership this morning, leaving quite a mess, but no injuries.

Investigators estimate the driver of a van was going 100 miles per hour on Jamaica Avenue in Queens Village when he hit a parked car and smashed through the showroom window of the New York Motorcycle dealership, just before 4 a.m.

The parked car was thrown across the street into another building owned by the dealership.

The driver of the van sustained only minor injuries.

The manager of the dealership says police told him the driver was likely intoxicated.

"I did hear that phrase 'DUI,'" said dealership manager Joel Metter. "[If it turns out to be the case], I wouldn't be surprised. That's what I would think right off the bat, you know, something like this happened. I mean, it's not normal driving, right?"

"We have a lot of bikes on there and the building is crushed so it's going take a lot to fix and go back to normal," said dealership owner Mary Iloigasch. "We've been here since 1985."

The store's manager says about 15 to 20 motorcycles and a desk were severely damaged in the incident.

According to police, the driver was taking into custody. There is no word on what charges, if any, the driver will face.