CANOGA PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A woman who police say intentionally smashed her car into a taco restaurant in Canoga Park is a former employee, according to the owner’s family.
The rampage happened around 7:30 p.m. Friday at Tacos Reyes restaurant near Saticoy Street and Topanga Canyon Boulevard.
Bystander video showed the car repeatedly backing up and going forward, destroying everything inside the business. Police told Eyewitness News that officers saw the woman continuously backing into the building and saw her ram into it.
According to the owner’s daughter Antonia Reyes, the woman previously worked at the restaurant, though it’s unclear why she’s no longer an employee.
“Even when she left four years ago, it wasn’t on bad terms. It was on really good terms,” said Reyes. “Her mom still works with us. She’s been working with us … maybe 8+ years. So, we do have so much love for the family. This is an unfortunate situation that happened and our heart breaks to her.”
The woman, who was …