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

Sunday, December 20, 2020
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Crews rushed to the scene of a wild crash early Sunday morning in Northeast Philadelphia.

According to authorities, the crash began at about 1:40 a.m. in the 12000 block of Knights Road when a 2007 Chrysler 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.

According to police, three men were in the car.

John Cybulski, 26, was taken to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital where he was pronounced dead at about 2:25 a.m.

A 21-year-old man and a 22-year-old man remain in critical condition.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.
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