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 advised 8 Information Now that she first noticed the injury 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.”
Surprising 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 driving force backed out of the crash website and was then seen strolling away, leaving the SUV and Ruiz to choose up the items.
“The whole structure is messed up,” Ruiz stated. “The brick is affected, the framing, I can’t access my store.”
Ruiz advised 8 Information Now she filed an insurance coverage declare, however it is going to take some time to course of. Within the meantime, she will be able to’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 scenario that is nonetheless arduous to swallow, however sadly, Ruiz stated this flip of occasions isn’t a 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 therefore many in our neighborhood.
Surprising 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 boost cash. For extra data, go to the Off The Threads Instagram web page.
