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Truck driver slams into Watertown restaurant, possibly shutting it for several weeks, then drives away

By adamg on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 3:57pm

Jana Grill and Bakery on Watertown Street in Watertown reports that at somebody in a red truck drove into its front entrance at 2:19 a.m., backed up and drove away.

The restaurant is now closed for at least several weeks due to all the damage, Jana reports.

"This is shocking news to us and we are still processing."

Just last week, the Boston Licensing Board approved plans by Jana owner Suren Keryan open a second, larger Jana on Linden Street in Allston.

Neighborhoods: 
Watertown
Topics: 
Crime
Dining
Free tagging: 
Mediterranean food


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Comments

By SwirlyGrrl on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 5:37pm.

Cars will hit you!

Was the bakery wearing a helmet? Did it have high viz clothing? I'm sure there is probably a pair of headphones on the ground within a 1/4 mile that could explain all of this ...

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By Ari O on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 6:37pm.

That was part of Marty's rationale: you had to just understand this fact of life!

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By Eileen on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 10:20pm.

What did I miss? how is this funny?

By Don't Panic on Tue, 07/02/2024 - 2:51am.

It's a running gag around here @Eileen. Goes way, way, back.

By Ari O on Tue, 07/02/2024 - 9:43am.

That's when Marty said the following:

There’s a lot of talk about what the city is doing to make everything safer — pedestrians need to be safer. Pedestrians need to put their head up when they’re walking down the street, take your headphones off … you’ve got to understand, cars are going to hit you.

For a while, when I was spending more time in The Bad Place, I had a keyboard shortcut on my phone so if I typed ygtu (you've got to understand" it would autocomplete to "you've got to understand, cars are going to hit you" -- @martywalsh (or whatever his twitter was)

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By Lee on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 8:50pm.

This driver, if caught, needs to lose their license for a very long time for hit and run.

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By Chris77 on Mon, 07/01/2024 - 9:46pm.

Just feet from where a man stabbed a tow truck driver who had fatally struck his mother in 2018. The driver actually ran into Jana for help.

Speaking of restaurants, a Popeye's is coming just up the hill on Centre St., next to Bertucci's, in the former Subway space. Still under construction, but the sign is up, which I noticed walking by yesterday.