Crime & Safety

Car Crashes Into Barber Shop

Police say driver accidentally pressed gas pedal.

An Oak Creek business sustained "substantial" damage when a car crashed through its front entrance last week, police said.

According to an Oak Creek police report, the driver accidentally pressed the gas pedal, went over the sidewalk and into Tri City Barber, causing major damage to the business' entrance shortly before noon Tuesday.

The driver complained of leg pain and was taken to Wheaton Franciscan Hospital.

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, 6312 S. 27th St., remains open, though part of the entrance is boarded up.


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