Dubliner Mowed Down By Car

Posted on July 17th, 2008 9:52am by Tim Rogers
Filed under Business, Crime, Dining, Nightlife

A bartending FrontBurnervian sends along this pic of one of my favorite Irish bars in town (don’t be jealous, Old Monk). Details are a bit sketchy right now, but apparently someone was running from the police, lost control of his/her car, and drove into the Dubliner on Greenville Avenue.

39 comments

  1. Alt hed: “Driver, Bar, Smashed”

    @ 10:02 am on July 17, 2008

  2. title:
    An Irishman drives into a bar…

    @ 10:04 am on July 17, 2008

  3. Here’s the police report information

    Offense Report 0221750-V

    http://66.97.146.94/dpdpublic/ReportOutput/491106762.html

    DISPATCHED AT: 02:55 AS SIGNAL: 7X BEAT: 141 REPORTING AREA: 1145
    OFFENSE DESCRIPTION: EVADING ARREST/VEH M/O: AP FAILED TO STOP WHEN AO ATTEMTPED TO CONDUCT TRAFFIC STOP

    http://www.DailyCrimeReport.com – We know what happened in your neighborhood yesterday!

    @ 10:09 am on July 17, 2008

  4. I’m assuming the Pontiac of Justice is still in the shop for repairs. Otherwise, this crime could have been prevented.

    @ 10:12 am on July 17, 2008

  5. Will there be any specials on Irish Car Bombs at the Dubliner tonight?

    @ 10:17 am on July 17, 2008

  6. Maybe this is what happened…

    http://www.boingboing.net/images/rapture.jpg

    @ 10:22 am on July 17, 2008

  7. Maybe the person was looking for the drive thru entrance…beer to go please?

    @ 10:23 am on July 17, 2008

  8. Not me. I was home last night.

    @ 10:29 am on July 17, 2008

  9. @ DM

    What would good, God-fearing Christian folk be doing driving a black 2003 Nissan pickup at the Devil’s hours around Lower Greenville? Everyone knows that amongst those to be Left Behind most surely will be anyone driving anything not made by Ford or GMC.

    @ 10:32 am on July 17, 2008

  10. Maybe with the insurance money they will invest in bringing back the juke-box!

    @ 10:34 am on July 17, 2008

  11. The devil sets his own hours, amandacobra. He ain’t workin’ for no Man.

    @ 10:37 am on July 17, 2008

  12. Reminds me of what I would have done after listening to one of Dr.C’s sermons.

    @ 10:50 am on July 17, 2008

  13. They should look at the bright side of this. It’s an opportunity, really:

    The Dubliner: Come See Our New and Improved Covered Patio!

    @ 11:01 am on July 17, 2008

  14. Up Ye Irons!!!! Me footballer hang about!!

    @ 11:17 am on July 17, 2008

  15. This is terrible news. I like the Dubliner. And beer. Blimey!

    @ 11:27 am on July 17, 2008

  16. Oh no, the whole place is smashed. I will be in mourning until I can get my next snakebite there.

    Peter, let us know if we can help rebuild – quickly. DeLuke

    @ 11:40 am on July 17, 2008

  17. He wasn’t running from the police, he was driving while drinking his virtual beer from the new iphone game, appropriately named ipint. I heard they gave him a ticket for DWI, thats Driving while Iphoning.

    @ 11:59 am on July 17, 2008

  18. I’m surprised the Vespa Militia was not parked out front to thwart the wouldbe beer assasin.
    Irish car bombs for the whole blog! (put it on Tim’s tab)

    @ 12:22 pm on July 17, 2008

  19. If we’re naming suspects, I’m pointing my finger at the Sunday Merrill Lynch Mob across the street at Blue Goose having something to do with it.

    @ 12:27 pm on July 17, 2008

  20. so sad, i had my 2nd date with my first husband there.

    @ 12:37 pm on July 17, 2008

  21. Puddin’…it wasn’t so bad. It didn’t kill me, so I’m “stronger”?

    @ 12:40 pm on July 17, 2008

  22. Pre-easter services mean shorter school days.
    Not so bad at all.

    @ 1:03 pm on July 17, 2008

  23. When I was there it was a full day. Yeah me. And, no, I won’t be going to my reunion. In fact, I haven’t been invited…to any of them.

    @ 1:17 pm on July 17, 2008

  24. NC is mistaken. It was at the now-defunct London Tavern across the street. But yes, very sad.

    @ 1:25 pm on July 17, 2008

  25. Wasn’t the London Tavern originally next to Arcadia where Dragonfly was before it all went down in flames before it moved to where Stans is now before it closed for good?

    (I had my first illegal underage drink at the London Tavern which I thought was next to Arcadia but that might have been the Colorado Bulldog talking)

    @ 1:34 pm on July 17, 2008

  26. Yep, started at the Dragonfly location (and was fun), then moved up the street (and was not). The night in question, we got shooed out of there around midnight, because there were no customers.

    @ 2:02 pm on July 17, 2008

  27. We will be open TONIGHT! Sorry, no carbomb specials.

    @ 2:12 pm on July 17, 2008

  28. Devine!! What a nightmare agent!

    @ 2:16 pm on July 17, 2008

  29. Conor, are you accusing Devine of crashing into the Dub? I’m telling.

    @ 2:22 pm on July 17, 2008

  30. they needed to get more parking places
    anyway.

    Maybe the persons gps system didn’t show a turn to get back on Goodwin!!

    @ 2:27 pm on July 17, 2008

  31. Dude … Doobie…. I think it is you…. and it wouldnt be devine is car knows where to go

    @ 2:37 pm on July 17, 2008

  32. Yes Kelly, it’s me. Too true. Devine could find his way to the Dub with his eyes closed (and has before) as have I.

    @ 2:53 pm on July 17, 2008

  33. The truth of the story comes out. It was not a car at all! Johnno accidentally stepped sideways on the patio and knocked the wall down.

    @ 3:31 pm on July 17, 2008

  34. This is a Laura Miller no smoking conspiracy. Those that smoke inside will not bother others since the smoking population now have all the open air they need.

    @ 3:35 pm on July 17, 2008

  35. Wait, has anyone seen Capasso since this happened?

    @ 4:06 pm on July 17, 2008

  36. when’s the benefit concert?

    @ 4:21 pm on July 17, 2008

  37. the birds are chirping about this being the handiwork of a member of the management staff of the inappropriately named TABC (the bar, not the state agency)

    @ 6:13 pm on July 17, 2008

  38. Daniel
    The Devil works for one man, Jerry Jones. He just signed him as a free agent. I think Calvin Hill is suppose to work with him on his p.r. skills. He will no longer be called The Devil. He will be called Lou Cifer. Friends call him Lou.

    @ 6:17 pm on July 17, 2008

  39. Dude It should of been Lucky’s RoadHouse

    @ 12:42 am on July 26, 2008