Auto repair shop damaged after car crashes into building in California

by SpeedLux
Riverside auto repair shop damaged after car crash

A Riverside auto repair shop is working to repair its recently started location following a car crash into the building last week in California.

Marco Avalos, co-owner of Cali Streets Tire, said he was doing business as usual on Thursday when suddenly a vehicle came smashing through his shop and into the waiting room.

“I was just pumping away at work and then all of a sudden, the next thing I know, I see a car bulldozing through the shop,” Avalos said.

This means the shop is out of work for at least one week, Avalos said.

Cali Streets Tire, has been providing services to the customers in Riverside, Corona, Norco, and surrounding areas since 2006. Last year, the business started its third location on 10206 Hole Avenue in the La Sierra neighborhood.

David Hernandez, who co-owns Cali Streets Tire, said he was on the phone when he got to hear the crash and then took off running.

“I still have you know my heart beating still,” Hernandez said.

The business owner said a mechanic at another shop next door was attempting to jumpstart a Corvette when he accidentally put the car in drive, which sent the vehicle flying through Cali Streets Tires.

The car struck through the shop’s lobby and came to a full stop right before striking the waiting room, video from one of the business’ camera revealed.

The damage will take thousands of dollars to reconstruct, the owners said.  

“We just got to make the best of it,” Avalos said. “We just gotta go with the punches and continue doing what we do.”

Avalos and Hernandez are happy that the situation wasn’t worse. They said the incident is just another reminder that employees need to take extra precautions.

Just minutes before the Corvette came smashing through, consumers in cars were in the direct path of the runaway Corvette. But no one got injured from the crash. 

“I can’t believe it,” Hernandez said. “God did something for us and everybody.”

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