Truck crashes into the front of Durango’s Restaurant

Last Saturday, a pickup truck crashed through the front of Durango’s restaurant, sending the wall and front door into the main dining room. Fortunately no one was injured in the crash and the business continues to be open for business.

Nena Maria Garcia, who owns the restaurant with her sister-in-law, Socorro Franco, was in the kitchen when she heard the crash.

“It was a huge surprise,” she said. “Children at a back table began crying and one diner who changed his table from the front dining room to a table in the back because of cold drafts from the door, was so spooked that when his food arrived, he asked to have it packaged up to go.” In fact, none of the tables in the dining room affected by the crash were occupied.