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The BMW came crashing through the Rita's Italian Ice and Frozen Custard on Maple Avenue near the Fair Lawn border just off Route 208 shortly before 7 p.m.
The Glen Rock driver, 43, who was operating with an Australian driver's license, told responding officers that he failed to realize that his vehicle was still in drive when he parked, Police Chief Dean Ackermann said.
The SUV also damaged a side door and some chairs and tables inside, but that was it, Ackermann said. The vehicle itself sustained little damage.
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Borough police, firefighters and EMS were the first responders at Thursday night's crash.
Also responding were a borough inspector and a Bergen County Health Service inspector who made sure that none of the flying glass affected the food or prep areas, Ackermann said.
Police were investigating.
Boyd A. Loving took the photos and contributed to this story.
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