Van crashes into restaurant during busy lunch hour A van barreled into a busy restaurant Wednesday afternoon in the University area of Tampa. and last updated 2021-05-05 23:12:26-04 TAMPA, Fla. â A van barreled into a busy restaurant Wednesday afternoon in the University area of Tampa. ABC Action News has learned, about 30 people were inside First Watch, located off Fowler Avenue when a van crashed through the front window of the restaurant. Weâre told the driver hit the wrong pedal and accelerated into the building. Manager Matthew Bruch said a group of customers had just walked away from a table by that window moments before the van crashed into the building without warning.