New driver ticketed after crashing into Dauphin restaurant

A new driver crashed a van into the side of a Dauphin restaurant injuring a woman who was sitting inside the eatery on Tuesday morning.

At about 10:45 a.m. police were called to the crash on the 1500 block of Main Street South in Dauphin, said an RCMP news release.

Officers arrived on scene with the Dauphin Fire Department and determined the novice driver mistook the gas pedal for the brake, driving the van into the side of the building before coming to a stop, said RCMP.

A 20-year-old woman sitting at the closest table inside suffered minor injuries as a result of the crash.

RCMP issued the driver a fine of $672 for careless driving under the Highway Traffic Act.