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Teen Seriously Injured While Filming TikTok Haircut Stunt in Florida
An 18-year-old and two other young adults were making a haircut video for TikTok.
They put cameras on the middle part of a busy road.
An SUV and a pickup truck then crashed near them.
The pickup truck moved toward the middle of the road and hit the teenager.
He was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
No one else involved in the crash reported being hurt.
Officials later confirmed that the teenager survived.
Police warned people not to record videos in dangerous places such as active roads or medians.
The investigation is still continuing.
An 18-year-old was seriously injured after a pickup truck struck him while he filmed a TikTok haircut video.
The incident occurred around 8:10 p.m. Sunday on Southwest College Road near Ocala West Plaza in Florida.
Three young adults reportedly placed cameras on the road’s center median to record the clip.
The pickup truck moved toward the median after colliding with an SUV leaving a nearby shopping complex.
Officials confirmed the teenager survived and warned that filming on active roads or medians can be life-threatening.
- Who
- An 18-year-old and two other young adults were recording a TikTok video; an SUV and a pickup truck were involved in the crash.
- What
- A pickup truck struck the teenager after moving toward the road median following a collision with an SUV.
- Where
- Southwest College Road, also known as State Road 200, near Ocala West Plaza in Ocala, Florida.
- When
- Around 8:10 p.m. on Sunday; officials clarified the teenager’s survival Monday morning.
- Why
- The group was filming a haircut clip for TikTok on the road’s center median when the nearby vehicle collision occurred.
Public Safety Concerns
Content Creation Activity
Filming on active roads
Public Safety Concerns
Police and witness Yaj Lerom warned that recording videos on roadways or medians can cause life-threatening injuries, and Lerom said accounts promoting such behavior should be banned.
Content Creation Activity
The young adults were recording a haircut clip for TikTok, but the article does not report that they defended filming on the roadway or argued against safety warnings.
Key facts
- Injured person
- An 18-year-old teenager
- Injury status
- Seriously injured and transported to a nearby hospital
- Time
- About 8:10 p.m. Sunday
- Location
- Southwest College Road near Ocala West Plaza, Florida
- People recording
- Three young adults
- Vehicles involved
- An SUV and a pickup truck
- Investigation
- Ongoing
Quotes
Jeff Walczak
An Ocala Police spokesperson
“I got goosebumps, and I got them again. I get it every time I talk about it because it's, being a content creator, I don't want to sound hypocritical because I'm in some crazy places, but I'm not putting myself out there.”
NDTV
“We would never advise this.”
NDTV
Unidentified participant in the TikTok recording
A person involved in the roadside video whose identity was not released
“We were chillin' right there, and I was givin' my boy a haircut. Next thing you know, I'm on the ground. We're pancakes and flapjacks, flying.”
NDTV
Sources
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