A well-known family restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown was closed for a second day on Saturday after a car crashed into their business on Friday, killing a pedestrian and causing some serious damage to the building. The New Lun Ting Cafe on Jackson Street, known in the community as the Por k Chop House, was boarded up after the crash, with a sign on the door Saturday alerting the public that no cash is left on the premises. Some people walked up to the restaurant, hoping that it might be open. “We thought maybe — we were hoping to be able to eat there, but it was boarded up,” said Dan Ng of San Francisco, who noted that the restaurant is popular and has good food. “It’s really sad,” Ng said of the crash that happened at the restaurant on Friday morning. Security footage obtained by NBC Bay Area shows the driver of a silver SUV trying to back into a parking space, then bolting forward across the street. The vehicle then crashed into a van, two pedestrians, and the front of the Pork Chop House. We still don’t know the names of the pedestrians who were hit, but the property manager told NBC Bay Area that one of the people was installing a carpet there. Police said that one victim died at the hospital and that the other victim is expected to survive. SFPD also said that the 76-year-old driver of the vehicle cooperated with the investigation and did not appear to be impaired due to drugs or alcohol. “What happened was a tragedy in a lot of ways, you know,” said Ebert Kan, who grew up in Chinatown and now patrols the area as part of the Community Alliance Volunteers in the neighborhood. Locals said Pork Chop House is the longest continuously run restaurant in Chinatown. Kan remembers going there with his family in the 1960s. “They’re a community restaurant, they basically help everyone in the neighborhood, and the neighborhood supports them,” Kan noted. San Francisco Supervisor Danny Sauter, whose district includes Chinatown, shared a statement noting, “We are closely studying video and providing care for those impacted.” Sauter said this incident is “a tragic, urgent reminder that we need to do more to make our streets safer.” He added that he will meet with Chinatown community members on Monday to talk about ways to improve traffic safety. As for the restaurant, an engineer will have to assess the damage, then the restaurant will need to make repairs and get the city’s approval to reopen. “We’re hoping that the building is safe enough that they can rebuild right away,” Kan said, adding that community members are talking about ways to raise funds to help the business reopen. ...read more read less