6 days Ago
HOUSTON — Multiple people were injured, including a child, after a car plowed into a barbershop in west Houston Saturday afternoon. It happened at the 32 Degreez Barbershop on Westheimer Road near Highway 6 around 12:20 p.m.
Houston police said a 61-year-old man accidentally kept his foot on the gas while reversing from a parking space. He struck another car before ramming through the barbershop wall. Barber Chez Roberston said the car scraped him.
"It clipped my leg from the back because I was running," he said. Roberston was more worried for a child whose hair he was about to cut. "As soon as I made a move, the car plowed through the barbershop, and it hit my 10-year-old client.
It actually took him through the wall, so it was a traumatizing experience for sure," he said. "Thank god he gave me some type of indication and stuck his hand over the car that hit him and I saw that and I reached for him and pulled him out." HPD said three people were hurt, including the child.
Roberston said he spoke to the boy's mother, who told him he had to go into surgery. Barbershop owner Darrick Brown said it's hard to see his business like this. "I'm not upset but I'm disappointed," Brown said.
He's more worried about his customers. "We can put the shop back together, that’s nothing. But for that little boy, I’m just praying for him," Brown said.
He is now focused on cleaning up and reopening the shop, determined to move forward. "The thing is man to get back up and running, so we can continue business as usual," he said. Houston police have confirmed that the driver will be found at fault, though the investigation into the crash is ongoing.
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