Guests shocked by Tesla driving into Bellevue restaurant

BELLEVUE, Wash. – On Saturday afternoon, a Tesla rammed the Boiling Point restaurant in Bellevue.

Shortly after 1 p.m. on Nov. 30, a car drove through the front of the store, giving patrons an “unpleasant surprise,” the Bellevue Fire Department detailed in an afternoon statement.

Boiling Point Restaurant in Bellevue after a Tesla rammed through the building on November 30th. (Photo: Bellevue Fire)

The driver apparently thought he was in reverse and instead accidentally drove forward and into the dining area of ​​the restaurant.

Both the Bellevue Fire Department and police said there were only minor injuries and that there was no major structural damage to the building.

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