{"id":348408,"date":"2026-07-22T10:48:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/348408\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:48:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T10:48:31","slug":"suv-crashes-into-3-cars-plows-into-tampa-restaurant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/348408\/","title":{"rendered":"SUV crashes into 3 cars, plows into Tampa restaurant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) \u2014 A loss of control led to a driver crashing into a Tampa restaurant Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Hillsborough County Sheriff&#8217;s Office said at 2:15 p.m., a driver lost control of his Ford Explorer in a parking lot on Dale Mabry Highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The driver hit three vehicles before crashing through the front entrance of Plate Tapas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fortunately, no one was seriously injured, and the driver only suffered minor injuries from the crash. No one inside the restaurant was hit by the car.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A car crashed into Plate Tapas restaurant in Tampa (WFLA Report It)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/56963d5f4ab7457c93f7506165476f19.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A car crashed into Plate Tapas restaurant in Tampa (WFLA Report It)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A car crashed into Plate Tapas restaurant in Tampa (WFLA Report It)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/247896a8fb92f78542e45665118f7c33.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A car crashed into Plate Tapas restaurant in Tampa (WFLA Report It)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"A car crashed into Plate Tapas restaurant in Tampa (WFLA Report It)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"540\" height=\"720\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/wfla_article_174\/36867527764848e47920105761eb1122.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A car crashed into Plate Tapas restaurant in Tampa (WFLA Report It)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At this time, it is not believed the driver was impaired. 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