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SF hit-and-run driver crashes into Castro District cafe, destroys nearby parklet, police say
Surveillance video captured the moment a sedan veered off the roadway and slammed into the front of Café Mystique in San Francisco, after first plowing through a streetside parklet belonging to Castro Indian Restaurant and Bar.
What happened
According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, SF hit-and-run driver crashes into Castro District cafe, destroys nearby parklet, police say, Surveillance video captured the moment a sedan veered off the roadway and slammed into the front of Café Mystique in San Francisco, after first plowing through a streetside parklet belonging to Castro Indian Restaurant and Bar.
Context
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Primary source: SF hit-and-run driver crashes into Castro District cafe, destroys nearby parklet, police say via ABC7 Bay Area. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
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- SF hit-and-run driver crashes into Castro District cafe, destroys nearby parklet, police sayABC7 Bay Area - 2026-06-01T02:34:20+00:00
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