Crime & Safety
Southington Restaurant Hit by Same Type of Car 6 Months Apart
A Southington Restaurant has been hit by a car for the second time in about six months — and by the same type of car — police said.
SOUTHINGTON, CT — A Southington Restaurant has been hit by a car for the second time in about six months — and by the same type of car — police said.
The Hop Haus is located at 28 W. Main St., police said.
The latest incident was on Saturday, when a Volkswagen Jetta was traveling west on Main Street, police said. The car went through an intersection, hopped a curb, traveled through a dirt lot and hit the restaurant, police said.
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It left a hole measuring about 12 feet, police said.
The driver was cited for traveling too fast, according to police.
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Restaurant staffers said the Hop Haus was running on normal hours this week.
The Hop Haus was also hit by a Jetta on Sept. 17.
Jut before 2:30 a.m., a Jetta was traveling westbound on West Main Street when the car exited the roadway and struck the eastern side of the Hop Haus restaurant, police said.
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