Car goes airborne, crashes onto roof of Philadelphia restaurant: Police

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Sunday, December 20, 2020
Car goes airborne, crashes onto roof of Philadelphia restaurant
The car was airborne for about 60 feet before it landed on the roof of the Kpot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot restaurant.

PHILADELPHIA -- Crews rushed to the scene of a wild crash early Sunday morning in Philadelphia.

According to authorities, the crash began at about 1:45 a.m. when a speeding car jumped a curb, went through a snowy lawn and drove off a hill.

The car was airborne for about 60 feet before it landed on the roof of the Kpot Korean BBQ & Hot Pot restaurant, investigators said. The car then fell to the parking lot below.

The victims were rushed to an area hospital.

John Cybulski, 26, was killed and two other men, ages 21 and 22, remain in critical condition, authorities said.

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