LAFAYETTE, La. — UPDATE: The Lafayette Police Department tells KATC that the driver of the car involved suffered a medical emergency, leaving them unable to control the car.
We obtained surveillance video from a nearby pawn shop which shows the car driving across heavy traffic on Johnston Street and hitting a person on an electric scooter. Police say the person on the scooter ended up with a broken leg.
The car then continued on and crashed into Be True Tattoo Shop, hitting an employee inside. Police said that employee suffered minor injuries.
According to the shop’s social media updates, they’re temporarily closing, and their artists are moving to a different business for now.
They’re also planning some fundraising events to help their employee recover and get back on their feet.
The driver and the passenger in the car are also dealing with minor injuries.
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A major traffic incident caused a portion of Johnston Street to be closed off after a vehicle hit two pedestrians Saturday morning.
The vehicle was traveling north on Whittington Drive when, for reasons still under investigation, it failed to stop at the stop sign at Johnston Street, hitting a pedestrian on an electric scooter in the bicycle lane headed north on Johnston. The vehicle then drove across all lanes of Johnston Street and off the roadway, into a business, where another pedestrian was working. The vehicle hit the working pedestrian inside the business.
At least one of the pedestrians was taken to a local hospital as a result of their injuries.
Police said intoxication was not a factor in this crash, but the investigation into what happened is ongoing.
The roadway has since been cleared and is now open to normal traffic flow.
