Video shows skidding car slam into Abbotsford restaurant patio then flee

Abbotsford police are looking for the driver of a vehicle that crashed into a restaurant patio Saturday night, then fled the scene.

Police say it happened around 11:30 p.m., when the vehicle slammed into the NINE Kitchen and Lounge at 2625 Montrose Ave.

One of the restaurant’s owners discovered the damage the next morning.

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Police released security video Wednesday showing a car skidding down Montrose Avenue, then mounting the curb and hitting the patio.

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“Businesses that have been able to remain open continue to struggle under COVID-19 restrictions (and) incidents as this add just one more challenge to these already trying times,” said police in a media release.

Police describe the vehicle as a dark “sports-style” car with front-end damage.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Abbotsford police.