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Car Plows Into Day Care in Northeast DC Overnight 

“It’s sad to see you can’t take your kids to school because of this,” a father said after he saw the wreckage at Discovery Learning Academy on Eastern Avenue

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A driver crashed a car through a brick wall and entirely into a day care early Friday in Northeast D.C. No children or staff were inside at the time.

The cause of the crash before 5 a.m. was not immediately clear, but the driver appeared to have jumped the curb before crashing into Discovery Learning Academy at 356 Eastern Ave. NE, on the D.C. side of the street.

The crash “sounded like a train wreck,” said a man who said he witnessed the crash. The driver was “going tremendously too fast,” he said. “Tried to take this turn, just didn’t make it, hit that median.”

No injuries were reported, D.C. Fire and EMS said.

A father trying to drop off his children was turned away by police.

“It’s sad to see you can’t take your kids to school because of this,” he said.

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A co-owner said he was distraught to see the family business ruined. One employee clapped her hands to her head in amazement as she spotted the wreckage.

Witnesses told News4 they saw police pursuing the car when the crash occurred. It’s unclear which agency might have been involved. Video showed Prince George’s County police, Seat Pleasant police and D.C. police on the scene in the moments after the crash.

Video showed a man wrapped in a blanket and sitting on a curb with police after the crash. He was in handcuffs at one point. It wasn't yet known whether he might have been the driver or a passenger, or if anyone is facing charges.

No kids were inside at the time, but the owner of the daycare is distraught. News4's Dominique Moody reports.

A number of first responders were on the scene trying to assess the situation, including personnel from Pepco and Washington Gas.

Drivers were told to avoid the area. Addison Road or 61st Street were good alternatives to avoid closures, said First4 Traffic's Melissa Mollet.

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