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A local restaurant got in the way of a car this morning.

Hubcaps is located in downtown Walnut Creek, CA. On the morning of November 1, 2008, it was involved in an accident. A vehicle that was in a collision with another vehicle jumped the curb and crashed in to the restaurant. The strange thing is that I was planning to buy breakfast here the same morning but it wasn't open yet when I was in the area.

Here's the story as it was reported by the San Francisco Chronicle:

Car crashes into auto-themed cafe

John King, Chronicle Staff Writer

Saturday, November 1, 2008

15:19 PDT WALNUT CREEK -- A Walnut Creek diner with an automobile theme received a taste of the real thing today when a Honda sedan lurched into the diner's glass entryway.

The accident occurred at around 9:50 a.m. when a Mercedes and a Honda collided outside Hubcaps Diner at the corner of Bonanza and Locust streets in downtown Walnut Creek. The collision sent the Honda onto the sidewalk and through the glass doors of the popular breakfast spot, which is decorated with framed photographs of classic automobiles.

The intersection was cordoned off for the next half-hour while broken glass was cleared and police investigated the accident. There were no injuries. Hubcaps closed for the day as soon as the final breakfast was finished. According to an employee reached by phone Saturday afternoon, it should reopen Sunday morning.

E-mail John King at jking@sfchronicle.com.

Link to the article: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/11/01/BAOH13SHST.DTL

Posted Saturday Nov 01