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Eyes on the Street: Driver Smashes Into Muni Shelter Near Union Square

Photo: Matt Haze Kaftor

A driver smashed into a Muni shelter on Sutter near Taylor Street last night, and Matt Haze Kaftor witnessed the aftermath. It's not apparent if anyone was injured. "By the time I saw the vehicle, it appeared all its inhabitants had been evacuated from the scene," Kaftor said. "Front side and rear airbags were all deployed."

Fingers crossed here -- hopefully no one was unfortunate enough to be waiting at the shelter in the path of the driver, who reportedly decimated a concrete trash can on the sidewalk.

SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose said the cost of repairing Muni shelters doesn't come out of the agency's pocket -- they're repaired by Clear Channel, the contractor that uses them for advertisements. No word on if they pursue reimbursements from the driver's insurance company in incidents like this.

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