Crime & Safety
Vehicle Crashes Into Walnut Creek Panda Express
Contra Costa County firefighters were called to Panda Express at 2280 Oak Grove Road just before 5 p.m. when a car plowed into the building.
WALNUT CREEK - A vehicle crashed into a chain restaurant in Walnut Creek Tuesday afternoon, according to fire dispatchers.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District was called to a Panda Express at 2280 Oak Grove Road at 4:53 p.m. on report of a vehicle that had crashed into a building.
The Contra Costa County Times reports the driver, an elderly man, stepped on the gas pedal rather than the brake when trying to park his car outside the restaurant.
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Fire Capt. Andy Bozzo told the paper the car crashed into the side of the restaurant, causing part of the exterior of the building to partially collapse.
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