The Mt. Pleasant Interim Library will reopen on Saturday, May 15, following the completion of repairs to a wall next to the building’s rear exit, library officials announced. Located in a storefront at 3162 Mt. Pleasant St. NW, the interim library was closed last week after an SUV smashed into the back of the building, severely damaging the brick exterior. The driver has since been charged with a DWI. The library will be open…

Photo courtesy DCPL The driver who was behind the wheel of the black Escalade that smashed into the back of the Mt. Pleasant Interim Library on Tuesday has been charged with a DWI, WJLA/ABC7 reports. Council member Jim Graham says the library will be closed for a week. He also says the driver of the Escalade failed the field sobriety test after crashing into the library at a “great speed.”Commenters on yesterday’s story were…

The rear wall of the Mt. Pleasant Interim Library was damaged Tuesday after an SUV smashed into it. Image courtesy DCPL. Someone driving an SUV managed to crash into the rear of the Mt. Pleasant Interim Library this afternoon, damaging the rear exit of the building. D.C. Public Libraries spokesperson George Williams said the library is currently closed while authorities assess the situation. No injuries have been reported. The crash occurred at about 2:30…