Eleanor Miele, 57, and Gregory Morin, 32, killed, 7 injured in car crash into Sweet Tomatoes Pizza restaurant on Washington Street in Newton, Massachusetts

The incident was reported just after 6 p.m. at the Sweet Tomatoes Pizza restaurant at 1279 Washington Street.

Officials said the SUV did not stop when it traveled down Chestnut Street, crossed Washington Street and crashed into the restaurant.

A co-owner of the restaurant told WBZ-TV they are "devastated" and confirmed that employees were among the injured.

Witnesses say the SUV came barreling down a hill and failed to stop at an intersection, before plowing into the restaurant.

Four of the injured people were taken to Newton-Wellesley Hospital, including the driver of the SUV who was expected to be released from the hospital Tuesday night, Brian O’Dea, a hospital spokesman said Tuesday.

Patricia Desmond said her sister-in-law was at the restaurant to pick up pizza when she was struck and killed., The victims have not been officially identified.

“I’m just heartbroken," Desmond said. “(The driver) took a beautiful woman away. She was my little sister, and she was the best.”

Eleanor Miele was one of two people killed with an SUV crashed through the front windows of Sweet Tomatoes Pizza in Newton during Tuesday's dinner rush. At least seven others were also injured.

City of Newton officials will hold a vigil Thursday to honor the victims of a fatal crash at a Newton restaurant.  

Seven other people were injured in the crash including four Sweet Tomatoes employees: a 19-year-old woman from Marshfield; a 27-year-old woman from Waltham; a 34-year-old man from Dedham; and a 32-year-old man from Dedham.

Morin joined Latham as an associate in May 2013, according to his LinkedIn profile. He had previously worked as an associate at Williams & Connolly LLP in Washington, D.C, according to the profile.

Mourners are expected to gather for a public vigil at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Capt. Ryan Park, a short distance from the restaurant on Washington Street.

All of the proceeds will go to the families of Eleanor Miele and Gregory Morin.

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The funeral for 57-year-old Eleanor Miele was held Monday morning at Our Lady Help of Christians Church.

Reports released by the Newton Fire Department on Monday indicate that firefighters arrived about seven minutes after the crash was first reported. Police were already on the scene.

Middlesex District Attorney Marian Ryan said the “complicated” nature of the investigation was the reason it took so long to bring charges against Casler.

Eleanor Miele, 57, died when a SUV crashed into Sweet Tomatoes in March. The driver, Brad Casler[2], faces two counts of vehicular homicide.

The judge in the case said he wanted to hear victim impact statements in anticipation of a plea in the case. Casler said he intends to change his plea to guilty     

A state Superior Court judge has recommended two years in jail and three years of probation for a Newton man charged in a 2016 fatal crash at Sweet Tomatoes restaurant that killed two people.     

asler will not plead guilty and will not accept the judge’s recommendation of two years in jail. His attorney has until noon Monday to file his response with the court. 

A key witness for the prosecution took the stand. An EMT for Cataldo Ambulance recounted talking to 57-year-old Bradford Casler as she tended to him the night he slammed his car through the restaurant.

Last year, Casler turned down a plea deal which would have given him a 2-year prison sentence. Instead, he opted to take his chances with a jury.