Mama's Pizza In St. Paul Damaged By Car -- Again

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- A restaurant in St. Paul has a big hole in it after a car drove into it overnight.

The car looked to have jumped the curb at Rice Street and Front Avenue, before crashing into Mama's Pizza around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday morning.

Inside, there's debris scattered everywhere, and a table was pushed through a load-bearing wall.

We spoke to the owner. He said the driver and people with him ran off at first, but the driver came back a short time later.

It's not clear why the driver ended up losing control.

The owner said they could be closed for a few weeks, but he's glad no one was hurt.

Mama's Pizza was also hit by a car two and a half years ago, and was damaged about eight years ago when the hair salon next door caught fire.