Crime & Safety
Driver, 85, Mistakenly Accelerates, Smashes Into Hair Cuttery: Cops
The driver crashed into the Plainfield hair salon as stylists were cutting clients' hair Thursday afternoon.
PLAINFIELD, IL — An 85-year-old driver smashed into the Hair Cuttery in Plainfield Thursday after mistakenly putting the car in drive rather than in reverse, according to police.
The crash, involving a red Honda Accord, happened at about 2:49 p.m. at the hair salon, 13400 S. Route 59.
Plainfield firefighters and paramedics treated and received refusals from several people on the scene. One salon employee was taken to Edward-Elmhurst Health Center in Plainfield with non-life-threatening injuries, police told Patch.
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The driver was uninjured, officials said.
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