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20 Customers Injured when a driver crashes into a restaurant in Plantation, Florida

Aug 21, 2023
1 min read

Storefront crashes happen over 100 times per day. In this case, a driver was apparently parking in front of the unprotected restaurant and accidentally pressed the accelerator rather than the brake. Such "pedal error" or "pedal misapplication" incidents are the most common causes of such storefront crashes.


Here is the car inside the restaurant, after emergency workers cleared the 20 injured customers (12 were hospitalized.)



With almost 5,000 vehicle-into-restaurant crashes on record (out of over 30,000 total incidents) the Storefront Safety Council dataset continues to track these accidents and show trends and risks to property owners, insurance companies and underwriters, and business owners. Below is a photo of the front of this restaurant -- notice that it is unprotected, with nose-in parking pointed directly at the glass frontage of the building:




Unprotected storefronts created danger for employees and customers, and liability for businesses and property owners. Solutions are affordable, effective, and available.


Here is the link to the story of this mass casualty incident:








 
 
 

14 Comments


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I appreciate the depth of research and clarity in your writing. Your article kept me engaged from start to finish. fnaf

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Howitt
Oct 07

This is a sobering reminder of how quickly an ordinary moment can become a serious safety incident. The details about pedal misapplication, unprotected storefronts, and the number of people injured make the risks especially clear. I recently came across a related discussion on Crime Scene Cleanup in Tampa that offered an interesting perspective as well. Posts like this highlight why practical safety measures matter.

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