LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – Video obtained by 8 Information Now reveals the second an SUV crashes right into a downtown storefront, leaving a path of destruction.
“I got a call from my mom,” Linda Ruiz recalled. “That my store had been hit.”
Ruiz owns ‘Off The Threads’ on Commerce Avenue close to Imperial Avenue within the Arts District.
She instructed 8 Information Now that she first noticed the harm to her enterprise on her safety digicam on Saturday morning at round 3 a.m.
“When I checked it, I was like ‘Oh my gosh,'” Ruiz stated. “You just hear the loud noise.”
Stunning video obtained by 8 Information Now reveals the second an SUV crashes right into a downtown storefront, leaving a path of destruction. (Linda Ruiz)
The ear-piercing crash was adopted by tires screeching as the motive force backed out of the crash web site and was then seen strolling away, leaving the SUV and Ruiz to select up the items.
“The whole structure is messed up,” Ruiz stated. “The brick is affected, the framing, I can’t access my store.”
Ruiz instructed 8 Information Now she filed an insurance coverage declare, however it should take some time to course of. Within the meantime, she will’t entry her stock whereas the shop’s partitions and home windows are boarded up.
“Just with like all the bills coming up, and I can’t even access it,” Ruiz stated. “I don’t have any income. I was able to take out two racks, but even then, compared to all the inventory I have, it’s nothing.”
It is a state of affairs that is nonetheless onerous to swallow, however sadly, Ruiz stated this flip of occasions is no surprise, contemplating her previous experiences, together with a number of burglaries.
“It’s always been a thought in my mind,” she stated, referring to Commerce Avenue. “Just because there is always crazy driving down here.”
Ruiz hopes this serves as a lesson that reckless driving can spell catastrophe for thus many in our neighborhood.
Stunning video obtained by 8 Information Now reveals the second an SUV crashes right into a downtown storefront, leaving a path of destruction. (Linda Ruiz)
“You’re not just hurting people,” she concluded. “You’re hurting small businesses.”
Ruiz has began a GoFundMe web page to assist with bills, titled ‘Assist Off The Threads Restoration After Drunk Driver Crash.’
Whereas she can not entry most of her stock, Ruiz was capable of pull a number of racks of clothes. She may have them on show at For The Love and Bogart Classic this weekend.
She can also be holding a raffle fundraiser to lift cash. For extra data, go to the Off The Threads Instagram web page.
