Truck Slams Into 2 Costa Mesa Restaurants, Driver Suspected Of DUI

COSTA MESA, CA — A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI Saturday after three people were injured when a truck crashed through the front of one restaurant and into the kitchen of another in Costa Mesa.

The driver, identified as 53-year-old Juan Bustamante of Santa Ana, was arrested at the scene, The Daily Pilot reported. Three people were injured, including the driver and a pregnant employee who was scheduled to go on maternity leave the next day.

According to the report, the truck likely ran a red light and sideswiped another vehicle along the 2900 block of Bristol Street at around 5:15 p.m.

Costa Mesa police spokeswoman Roxi Fyad told The Daily Pilot that the truck then went over a curb and into a business lot.

A passenger in the car that was sideswiped suffered minor injuries, as did the truck’s driver, she told The Daily Pilot.

The truck crashed through the front of local eatery Bred's Nashville Hot Chicken and busted through a wall and into the neighboring Seabirds Kitchen, Instagram posts by the vegan restaurant reported.

The restaurant shared photos of a large metal fridge that had been knocked over, as well as one of their employees being treated by firefighters.

A store manager who was working in Seabirds Kitchen suffered a broken leg from the crash, the restaurant said. She was scheduled to go on maternity leave the following day.

No patrons were in Bred's at the time, according to The Daily Pilot.