One person injured, taken to hospital, after his car crashes into the Old Town Hall in Newport.

An out-of-control car smashed into a Delaware town hall overnight sending at least one person to the hospital and leaving the town cleaning up bricks and debris.

A man was driving along Justis Street in Newport, Del. when he missed a curve, jumped a curb, hit a sign, drove over a stretch of lawn and smashed into Newport Old Town Hall around 1:30 a.m.

The impact of the wreck left gaping hole under a window in the side of the historic New Castle County building that is used for town meetings and court hearings in the town of about 1,000 residents.

The unidentified driver was rushed to the hospital and police say he is expected to be OK.

Newport Police said they would investigate to see if the driver was intoxicated.

Augustine Street at Justis Street was blocked off following the wreck.

Crews are expected to board up the hole later in the morning. It wasn't immediately clear if any structural damage was done.