10 injured after distracted driver crashes into pedal tavern, police say

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV/Gray News) — A distracted driver rear-ended a pedal tavern, injuring multiple people Thursday night in Nashville, Tennessee.Ten of the 13 passengers were injured after the distracted driver hit the pedal tavern, according to the Metro Nashville Police Department.The crash happened when a westbound Toyota RAV4 rear-ended the pedal tavern around 8:30 p.m. on Demonbreun Street in downtown Nashville, police said. The driver of the RAV4 and the operator of the pedal tavern were not hurt. However, six people remained in the hospital as of Friday morning, with one in critical condition.Nashville Pedal Tavern owners Pete Kootsikas, Angie Gleason and Brian Gleason released a joint statement Friday morning addressing the Thursday night crash involving one of their vehicles.“Safety has been at the center of how we operate for 16 years, and we have proudly served hundreds of thousands of guests in Nashville. We are deeply saddened by what happened last night.”Driver reported