GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KREX) — Western Slope Now has obtained photos of a car that crashed into a popular local restaurant the weekend of February 4th. The silver passenger car crashed into the east side of the Handlebar Tap House Restaurant.

On Sunday, Feb., 5, at around 8:50 a.m., Grand Junction Police Officers responded to reports of a vehicle that crashed into a building located at Broadway and Monument Rd.

Officers arrived on the scene to find significant damage to the building, a fire hydrant, and an electrical box. Officers did not find the driver, who remains unknown.

It was just last month a man plowed his full-sized pickup truck through the front door into the lobby of the Grand Junction Police Department. He was later arrested and now faces a slew of charges including attempted murder.

  • A vehicle crashed into the Handlebar Tap House, January 6, 2023.
    A vehicle crashed into the Handlebar Tap House, January 6, 2023.
  • A vehicle crashed into the Handlebar Tap House, January 6, 2023.
    A vehicle crashed into the Handlebar Tap House, January 6, 2023.
  • A vehicle crashed into the Handlebar Tap House, January 6, 2023.
    A vehicle crashed into the Handlebar Tap House, January 6, 2023.

This is an active police investigation with no further information available at this time. Western Slope Now will update this story when new details are accessible.