Pickup Truck Crashes Through Margate Pub After Driver Mistook Gas for Brake

Shocking Pub Crash in Margate

• 💥 A blue pickup truck with significant front-end damage crashed into Jerseys Pub in Margate.
• 📹 Surveillance video captured the moment the truck circled the parking lot, drove through bushes, and then smashed through the front wall of the establishment.

Owner's Response and Damage Assessment

• 💔 The owner, who has owned the pub for 21 years, assessed the extensive damage, which extended to the back of the pub.
• 🛍️ Items were also knocked off store shelves of a neighboring business due to the impact.
• 📺 The pub had previously been featured on the TV show Bar Rescue for a revamp.

Cause of the Accident

• ⛽ The driver reportedly told witnesses at the scene that she mistook the gas pedal for the brake.
• 🤕 Fortunately, no one was injured in the crash, including the driver of the pickup truck.

Pub's Future and Reopening

• 🚧 Cleanup crews boarded up the business after the incident.
• ⏳ The owner estimates the pub will be able to reopen its doors in a couple of weeks.
• 🏢 While the owner has insurance for the interior, he rents the building and does not control exterior repairs.