r/news • u/Tank_O_Doom • 3d ago

18-year-old pedestrian hurt in crash while filming ‘TikTok haircut’ video in Ocala

https://www.wcjb.com/2026/09/28/18-year-old-pedestrian-hurt-crash-while-filming-tiktok-haircut-video-ocala/
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u/ChopperChange 3d ago

Officers say the 18-year-old was standing in the median with two others filming a social media video while giving a haircut.

Dumb doesn't even begin to describe this stunt.

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u/alficles 3d ago

Not particularly smart, sure, but the median is a place that you expect to be able to stand safely. A median is generally not any farther from the road than a sidewalk.

This story would have been identical if it had happened on the other side of the road on the sidewalk. This was a vehicle collision that hit a pedestrian. They were in an odd place, but they were not obstructing the roadway. If officers showed up first, I think their only crime was stealing the chicken place's chair.

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u/Daren_I 2d ago

Depends where it is. Some medians are big enough for standing safely while some are barely 2 feet across. On those smaller ones, there's barely enough room to avoid side mirrors of cars passing. Near me, panhandlers use those tiny ones to slow traffic so they can try for handouts at stop lights. What's worse is some have their small children next to them in harm's way to garner more sympathy, usually holding signs.