Collegiate Times

It wasn't the jolt they were looking for at Starbucks.

Freshman engineering student Chris Martin had just sat down with Madeline Moverly, his girlfriend who was visiting from Texas.

"We got our coffee and went to sit in the oversized plush armchairs," Martin said.

Then, a 1997 Honda Accord smashed through the window they were sitting near.

Martin was sitting facing the window and saw the car, driven by 19-year-old Blacksburg resident Mohammad Adeel, pull into a parking spot.

"It wasn't doing anything erratic," Martin said. "It looked like it had parked or come close to a complete stop. Basically, all of a sudden it just shot over the curb and through the window."

Moverly could not see the car. Martin said it hit her oversized armchair, moving it 10 feet from its original spot.

Martin said the armchair probably saved Moverly from serious injury.

"She got a bruise on her leg," Martin said. "She was just really shaken up."

Martin sustained a cut on his arm, which he attributed to broken glass. Both were checked out in the shop.

According to Blacksburg Police, Starbucks sustained approximately $4,000 in damages while the vehicle sustained about $1,000 in damages.

Adeel has been charged with Failure to Maintain Proper Control and will appear in Blacksburg General District Court on April 29, 2009.