Middletown man accused of crashing into Loveland restaurant in court today

Loveland police say the man who injured two people when he crashed into Paxton's Grill Friday drove away from the scene so recklessly that he put more people in danger.

Tobie Ramsey, 25, of Middleton, was scheduled for a bond hearing today in Clermont County Municipal Court on charges of reckless operation of a vehicle, failing to stop after an accident and inducing panic.

Ramsey is being held in the Clermont County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

Loveland police Lt. Scott Humphrey says in an affidavit filed in the Clermont County courts that Ramsey drove his Toyota truck in such a reckless manner about 8:45 p.m. Friday that he lost control - sending the truck up on the sidewalk and through the seating area of the patio of Paxton's Grill at 126 W. Loveland Ave.

After striking several people and destroying an awning, Humphrey says, Ramsey "fled the scene at a high rate of speed, placing many additional people at risk of serious injury or death, and causing public inconvenience and alarm."

The Loveland Symmes Fire Department said it took two Paxton's Grill patrons to the hospital with minor injuries.

The restaurant, which is near the Loveland bike trail, shut down briefly. It reopened late Saturday afternoon.