Police arrest 25-year-old man after car crashed into TC's Takeaway on Goonoo Goonoo Road in Tamworth overnight as owners battle on

Pete Balsao has owned - and lived in - TC's Takeaway in South Tamworth for more than two decades.

"I thought the roof had fallen in," he told the Leader in the hours after the crash.

"We just don't know what to do now."

He said the renovations had taken two-and-a-half years to finish, and estimated the crash had caused about $20,000 worth of damage.

The family-owned business battled on and opened its doors on Thursday for locals to continue supporting TC's Takeaway - customers just have to go through the side entrance.

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Police were called to reports of a single-vehicle crash at a business at the intersection of Lydia Street and Goonoo Goonoo Road just before 4:30am.

Police said the 25-year-old man allegedly behind the wheel of the car at the time returned a positive reading on a roadside breath-test.

He was arrested on the spot and was still being questioned by officers at Tamworth Police Station later on Thursday morning.

Police said driver and his 25-year-old passenger were not injured when the car crashed into the business, and luckily neither was Mr Balsao, who was sleeping inside at the time.

Mr Balsao said the speed at which drivers travelled along Goonoo Goonoo Road - particularly after dark - had been causing him worry.

He said more needed to be done along the strip, such as the installation of cameras.

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