Prosecutor faces charges after crashing into Columbia restaurant

A central Missouri prosecutor is facing multiple felony charges after a weekend car crash at a popular downtown Columbia restaurant left four people injured.

The Columbia Daily Tribune reports that 36-year-old Shayne Healea of the Moniteau County town of California faces a charge of leaving an accident scene and four counts of second-degree assault after allegedly backing his truck into Addison’s restaurant on Saturday night. Healea was released from the Boone County jail Sunday night after posting bond.

Columbia police say Healea backed his Ford F-150 pickup truck into a part of the building made of glass blocks before moving his truck around the corner. The Moniteau prosecutor said he wasn’t initially aware of the crash but returned to the restaurant and identified himself to police as the driver.

This story was originally published October 27, 2014 at 9:41 AM with the headline "Prosecutor faces charges after crashing into Columbia restaurant."