A driver being pursued by police in the Mission District Sunday afternoon crashed into a crowded parklet at the Napper Tandy Irish pub, injuring six people, two of them critically.
ABC7 reports that the pursuit began around 3:05 pm when officers attempted to stop a wanted vehicle at Buckingham Way and Winston Drive — at Stonestown Galleria. The suspects fled, leading police on a chase that ended with the devastating crash at 24th Street and South Van Ness Avenue.
ABC7's footage shows the parklet destroyed and the SUV’s front end crushed. All six victims were inside the parklet and were rushed to the hospital.
Officers took the vehicle’s occupants, two adult women, into custody. The investigation is ongoing.
Among the wounded were a mother and child who appeared to have been pedestrians on the sidewalk on the time, as Supervisor Jackie Fielder said on Xitter.
"Thankfully all seem to be okay. A miracle," Fielder said of the six injured. "Many more discussions to be had after details emerge. For now, just glad it seems injuries are minimal."
Current information on the two critically injured is not available.
As noted by another person on social media, this isn't the first time someone has crashed into Napper Tandy's parklet.
TERRIBLE CRASH on Super Bowl Sunday at 24th and S Van Ness in the SF Mission district today. A car crashed into a parklet outside the Napper Tandy Sports Bar. Several people taken to the hospital—some w serious injuries. Cause of crash still unknown.
— Suzanne Phan (@SuzannePhan) February 10, 2025
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