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CCTV footage shows rogue car driving into a group of men fighting before smashing into the entrance of a bar
Police have launched a probe of the late-night incident in Tampa, Florida
POLICE are investigating CCTV footage which shows a car hitting two people before crashing into a bar.
The shocking assault happened in Tampa, Florida in the early hours of Tuesday morning when a group of men began fighting.
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Surveillance cameras captured the brawl, including one subject involved in the fighting who attempted to leave the scene by driving away in a black Nissan.
“He tries to do a U-turn, and it’s really too tight of a street to do that. He gets hung up on the curb," said Steve Hegarty, spokesperson for the Tampa Police Department.
The driver jumped the sidewalk and crashed into several men who were still fighting.
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One of the men was pushed through the window of the Bad Monkey bar when the car made impact, smashing the glass.
After crashing through the building, the driver left the scene.
Detectives are working to determine if the driver intentionally accelerated his car or if the crash was accidental.
“That’s a big question that we have right now. At the very least, it’s a hit and run. There was damage to the building, clearly, someone was injured and he left the scene," said Hegarty.
Only one of the men on the sidewalk, Michael Silhol, 25, was hurt in the crash. Silhol suffered a minor leg and head injury.
The Bad Monkey bar was left with $15,000 worth of damage. It was closed at the time of the crash.
“It’s just disrespectful to everybody," said Tyler Garner, a bar patron. "You just don’t do that. Think about everybody else around you. You could have killed somebody.”
Despite a boarded up window, the bar, which is popular among local military veterans, has remained open for business.
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